Franklin Ledgers Database

Franklins' Philadelphia Ledgers Project

All Transactions

The "all_transactions" table provides a complete record of the six ledgers included in the database. Most general queries should begin here.

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3 rows where lemay_index = "N0003"

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Link	rowid ▼	transaction_id Filter by this column Hide this column Unique identifier assigned to each transaction.	date Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the date of the transaction.	lemay_index Filter by this column Hide this column Unique identifier assigned to each person.	full_name Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the name as it appears in the transaction.	transaction_type Filter by this column Hide this column A broad categorization of the transaction.	activity Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the ledger's record of the transaction.	controlled_description Filter by this column Hide this column Controlled vocabulary categorizing the type of transaction or goods exchanged.	narrow_description Filter by this column Hide this column Controlled vocabulary categorizing the specific goods and/or services exchanged.	shillings Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the shillings due.	pence Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the pence due.	line_total Filter by this column Hide this column The total number of pounds, shillings and pence due.	gender Filter by this column Hide this column Gender of the person appearing in the transaction, extrapolated from the person's name.	transaction_entered_by Filter by this column Hide this column Person who entered the transaction into the ledger: B for Benjamin Franklin, D for Deborah Franklin.	source Filter by this column Hide this column Manuscript volume in which the transaction appears	page_number Filter by this column Hide this column Digital page number on which the transaction appears.	url Filter by this column Hide this column Link to a digitization of the page on which the transaction appears.
2547	2547	TNinSB-621	1736-09-26	Dutch Nancy N0003	Dutch Nancy	Dr	paper & ink	Paper	Unspecified		11	0.0.11	M	??	Shop Book	34	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A266513-37
2548	2548	TNinSB-621	1736-09-26	Dutch Nancy N0003	Dutch Nancy	Dr		Ink					M	??	Shop Book	34	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A266513-37
4045	4045	TNinSB-2035	1737-11-23	Dutch Nancy N0003	Dutch Nancy	Dr	1 Doz Alms	Almanack		3	6	0.3.6	M	B	Shop Book	89	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A266513-92

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