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We combine shipping on multiple purchases.Handwritten List of Names Bullskin Township Occupations Farmer Laborer Miner c1870s–1880s Pennsylvania Manuscript Document
4 pages 5" by 8". Folds
American local history, this handwritten manuscript document comprises a multi-page folded list of names, occupations, and personal references associated with Bullskin Township, almost certainly Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania — home to families bearing surnames (Boyer, Stauffer, Washabaugh, Elling, Workman) well documented in that region.
The document is written in period cursive on lined paper and contains approximately 45 individual names with occupations including Farmer, Laborer, Carpenter, Miner, Teamster, Engineer, and Minister (Rev.). The right-hand column is headed "Bullskin Township" and identifies a subset of names marked with an "x" as "my especial References" — signed at the bottom by James Echard. The document was "Written by P.B. Reagan," whose own name appears among those listed.
This appears to be a character reference list or employment/jury roster compiled for official or personal use, offering a rare ground-level snapshot of a 19th-century Pennsylvania township community — its working men, their trades, and their social connections.
Document highlights:
- Bullskin Township heading with ~20 names and occupations
- General "List of Names" column with ~25+ additional entries
- Continuation page adding 6 more names
- Occupations reflect a mixed agricultural and industrial/mining economy
- "Special References" notation signed by James Echard
- Written by P.B. Reagan (also listed as a Laborer)
- Word "Bullskin" appears multiple times as an endorsement/folder label
