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 = "S0012"

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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.	pounds Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the pounds due.	shillings Filter by this column Hide this column Transcription of the shillings 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.
369	369	TNinLAB-349	1731-06-04	Ralph Sandeford S0012	R Sandiford	Cr	Receiv'd of R Saniford Cash	Cash	5		5.0.0	M	B	Ledger A	23	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A252294-24
370	370	TNinLAB-350	1731-06-04	Ralph Sandeford S0012	R Sandiford	Cr	of C. Robinson on his Acct	Account Management		11	0.11.0	M	B	Ledger A	23	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A252294-24
919	919	TNinLAB-862	1733-02-28	Ralph Sandeford S0012	Ralph Sandeford	Cr	Cash receiv'd of Benja Lay for 50 of his Books, which he intends to give away	Cash		10	0.10.0	M	B	Ledger A	42	https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3A252294-43

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