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From: "E. Boomhower" <>
Subject: Re: [BOOMHOUR] The Boomhower family in and near Stanbridge..PhilipRuiter's ledgers.
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:06:46 -0800

Kindred greetings, Steve...
Research from my German family contacts discloses several Baumhauer
Wappen (coats of arms).
Some are variations of the 1513 Wappen decreed by Maximillian.

I have 5 or 6 scanned from Siebmacher's Wappenbuch and the Aachener
Wappenbuch.

Two entirely different designs - also related to tree farming - are from
Lübeck.

Yet another entirely different one belongs to a Leonhard Baumhauer, and
indicates by the design that he was a wood carver.

Yet another entirely different one suggests engineering skills.

Keep in mind that these were issued/registered at a time when the great
Cathedrals were being built in the Christian cultural center of Europe.
Engineering experts, tree growers who knew how to grow trees to get the
most and best wood without knots, and carvers to make interior
structures, furniture and decorative/intricate carvings were essential.

Rootsweb.com does not allow attachments or inserts.
I do not know what file sizes hotmail allows.
I do not know how close to your limit you might be on hotmail.

Please let me know if you want the files sent as attachments, in the body
of the email, or both ways.
EBoomhower

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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:26:34 -0500 "steve b" <>
writes:
this info is great thank you very much. Is there a coat of arms that I
can see?
steve boomhour

> >From: "David J. Ellis" <>
> >Reply-To: ,
> >To: <>, <>
> >Subject: [BOOMHOUR] The Boomhower family in and near Stanbridge..
> >PhilipRuiter's ledgers.
> >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:39:06 -0500
> >
> >NOTE: In the following message the character for "one half" is
> used. I'm
> >not
> >sure if the mail list accepts it or not. If you see the symbol ½
> it
> >started out as "one half".
> >------------------------------
> >
> >This weekend I paid a visit to the Missisquoi Museum in Quebec and
> came
> >across several items of interest. The Museum recently obtained the
> loan of
> >two ledgers from Philip Ruiter's store in Philipsburg. Within them
> are
> >several Boomhower references.
> >
> >The earliest record is interesting. Philip Ruiter recorded lists
> of
> >transactions as accounts in these ledgers. Those for a James Catlin
> start
> >Jan 16th, 1800 and go up to June 3rd, 1800. Its half a page of
> items with
> >costs and a total at the bottom of the account. Half way down the
> entries,
> >among those for April 14th, is a single line that reads:
> >
> >To cash 1 dollar pd. Jacob Boomhower - 5 -
> >
> >I believe the explanation is as follows. Firstly, the accounts are
> in £ s.
> >d. where 12 pence [d.] equals 1 shilling [s.] and 20 shillings [s.]
> equals
> >1
> >pound [£]. Therefore I believe that the 5 shillings shown in the
> >transaction
> >has the value of 1 dollar. When I was growing up in England, slang
> >conversation often referred to an English Crown (a 5 shilling
> piece) as a
> >'dollar'. I think that in this instance Philip Ruiter may have been
> acting
> >as a kind of banker and paying some debt that James Catlin owed to
> Jacob
> >Boomhower, debiting James Catlin's account accordingly.
> >
> >I believe this entry refers to the Jacob Boomhower who was born
> about
> >8-Jan-1768.
> >
> >------------------
> >
> >In the second ledger, the following account is under the name John
>
> >Bomhower.
> >I believe this is probably the John who was baptized 19-Jul-1769.
> The
> >writing is partly obscured by 'wet ink' from a facing page and
> >transcription
> >mistakes may have been made.
> >
> > Dr. John Bomhower
> >1805
> >Nov 21 To 1 lb Gun Powder by Isaac Helliker - 5 -
> >July 26 5½ pt Rum at 3/½ - 3 ½
> > 2 lb Tobacco 1/8 3/4 - 3 4
> > 1 New Syth 8/4 - 8 4
> > 25 2 yds Cotton 2/- at Mr. Notts by younson - 4 -
> > 29 1 Glafs bitters 3½ by ditto - - 3½
> > 1 pint Rum by ditto 1/3 - 1 3
> >August 2nd To cash 5/6 Dr. Younson 5/6 - 5 6
> > 13 To 5 quarts 1 pint Rum by ~ - 13 3½
> >Sept 6 To ½ lb powder Gun - 2 6
> >Oct 7 To 1 pint Rum - 1 3
> > -------------
> > 2 7 10½
> >
> >NOTE: The abreviation "Dr." that prefixes most names in these
> document
> >probably refers to "debtor", not "doctor". There is a corresponding
> "Cr."
> >on
> >the "Contra" pages that carry credits to the account. Also note
> that Philip
> >has been writing the unit price in the description and this
> explains some
> >of
> >the 'extra ' numbers. Philip's addition is in error by one penny in
> the
> >foregoing.
> >
> >-------------------
> >
> >Also in the second ledger is the account for Baltus Boomhower. I
> believe
> >this is John's younger brother, Balthasar Boomhower, who was born
> >25-Aug-1781. I also believe this is the account of a single man who
> may
> >have
> >had a drinking problem!
> >
> >1806 Dr. Baltis Bomhower
> >Nov 15 To ballance due Old bookpage 60 £1 1 4
> > 17 To bitters 3 Gills Rum - 1 10½
> > 2 Glafses bitter - - 7½
> > 24 To 6 Glafses bitters at different time - 1 10½
> > 2½ yds. Cotton 4/6 - 11 3
> > 1½ bayon? Guith? Cottons - 4 6
> > 29 To 12 Glafses bitters - 3 9
> > 1 Glafs ditto - - 3½
> > --------------
> > 2 5 6
> >1807 To cash - 1/3 - 1 Gils Rum 7½ - 1 10½
> >August 11 1 New Sythes - 7 6
> >Oct 10 1 Gallon Rum by M. Phillips - 7 6
> >Nov 28 4 Glafses ditto - 1 3
> >Dec 5 To sundries 5 half pint Rum - 6 3
> > 11 3 Yds Germain Serge 8/ 1 4 -
> > 3 Yds Striped Cotton
> > 2 half pints Rum at Sunries by the Glafs- 2 6
> > 30 2 Gills Rum
> >1808 Jany 8 Glafses Rum
> > 16 1 plug Tobacco 7½
> > 2 Glafses Rum
> >Feby 20 1½ Tobacco 1/8 - 2 6
> > liquor 2/6
> >June 1 Gallon Rum - 9 6
> >August 1 plug Tobacco - - 6
> > 18 To cash 6 dollars 1 10 -
> > To Tailor Jacket
> >
> >On the next page is the following which may be a 'continuation' of
> Baltus'
> >account. I think it is probably referring to work that Baltus has
> done to
> >pay off what is mostly a bar bill above.
> >
> >1806
> >Nov 29
> > By 14½ days choping Wood £1 16 3
> >1807
> >August 11 By 5½ days work
> > ditto By 18 days
> >1808 August 18 By 11 days work 3/9 2 - -
> >
> >Another document shows that Baltus initiated a legal action on
> behalf of
> >Maria Schoolcraft in 1805 when someone else was suspected of
> stealing yarn
> >from her. His purchases of cloth may indicate a continuing
> relationship
> >with
> >Maria.
> >
> >-----------------------------
> >
> >Also in the second ledger is the account for Jacob Boomhower. I
> believe
> >this
> >is John's older brother and is the same Jacob as referred to in the
> first
> >ledger.
> >
> >1807 Dr. Jacob Bomhower Senr.
> >Oct 24 To ½ bushel Salt 3/9 £- 3 9
> >Nov 17 8 pains Widow Glafs -/7 - 4 8
> >Dec 24 ½ bushel Salt - 3 9
> >1808 Jany 7 1 Gill bitters - - 7½
> > --------------
> > £0 12 9½
> >
> >On the next page is what appears to be cash paid.
> >
> >1807 Contra Cr.
> >Oct 21 By cash £- 2 6
> >1810 Jany 1 By cash by C. McCloud 4 4 7
> > -------------
> > 4 7 1
> >
> >1808 Contra Cr.
> >June 2nd By cash £- 7 6
> >1809
> >Sept 20 By cash 5 3½
> > --------------
> > £0 12 9½
> >
> >
> >It looks as though the pending winter of 1807 prompted Jacob to
> glaze his
> >home. Its likely it was a log home with only skins or shutters
> coving the
> >windows when first built.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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