Name/Title
Subject Files--Beitzell, Josiah E. (1868-1959)Entry/Object ID
1985.002.0338Scope and Content
1 folder ; 14 3/4" x 10"
This man was Mr. Edwin Beitzell's father. He was a waterman on the Potomac River and greatly respected by his peers, called by the honorific Captain.
Undated recipe for ? hand cleaner?
Deed for Capt. Beitzell's property brought for recordation on August 24, 1891
Tax bill for 1901 for state and county taxes was paid the end of March, 1902 for a total of $7.05. J. Marshall Dent was the county treasurer at the time.
Tax bill for 1903 for state and county taxes paid in April 1904 for a total of $11.85. Dent is still treasurer.
Pocket notebook 6 1/8"h x 3 5/8"w in a toast color. It was designed to be given out by dry goods merchants and has a place on the cover for a company name, but none is there. In the top left corner of the front cover it says, "Always bring this book" and on a banner just below it says, "Dry Goods and Groceries, hardware and crockery. Hats & caps, boots & shoes, clothing, fancy goods notions &c. Everything desirable." On the inside of the cover Mr. Edwin Beitzell wrote "Josiah E. Beitzell." Capt. Beitzell used the notebook to record dollar amounts of fish sold on given dates and dollar amounts of fish shipped and the pounds shipped as well. Sometimes he mentions the type of fish--shad, herring, etc. The entries begin in the spring of 1908, but it immediately jumps to fish sold, etc. in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, and 1926. After that are several blank pages and figures for 1925 are recorded. There are occasional entries that appear to be wages paid to helpers. The inside back cover is full of figuring and the back cover is blank.
Letter of September 13, 1915 from Wright B. Dent to Capt. Beitzell thanking him for his purchase of 30 shares stock in the North American Publishing Corporation, of which Dent is vice-president.
2 stock certificates for the above mentioned investment that indicate Capt. Beitzell invested $150
Receipt for life insurance premium dated April 1921 with Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Letter of December 9, 1921 from Ernest Stanley to Capt. Beitzell sending the stock certificate for 100 shares of Maryland-Kentucky Land, Oil, and Gas Corp.
3 stock certificates for the above mentioned company showing a purchase of 100 shares on December 8, 1921, 100 shares on January 5, 1922, and an additional 100 shares were purchased on the same day in the name of Edwin Beitzell. Mr. Beitzell would have been 17 years old at the time. Did he actually pay for this stock or did Capt. Beitzell buy it for him?
Letter of March 1, 1922 from J. C. Verser of Revere Oil Company to Capt. Beitzell saying there will be a slight delay in issuing his stock certificate.
Letter of March 7, 1922 from J. C. Verser to Capt. Beitzell enclosing a stock certificate for 250 shares of Revere Oil Company. The company is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Financial statement of Revere Oil as of January 3, 1922
Stock certificate in Revere Oil Company issued March 6, 1922
Stock certificate for 25 shares of Marine Products, Incorporated issued August 17, 1925. A.E. Beitzell is president of the company.
Cancelled check of July 18, 1927 for $50 made out to J. F. Dent
Cancelled check of September 1, 1927 for $100 made out to Edwin Beitzell who signed it over to Georgetown University, where he was a student. Tuition?
Yellow booklet 6"h x 3 1/4" w with black and red print. There is a flour sack on the cover framing "The Baugh & Sons Company, the old stand-by, oldest brand in America raw bone manures, established 1855, office at the corner Calvert and Water Sts. Baltimore, MD." "Back to the old brands" is under the sack. In the center of the sack is an illustration of a horned cow with its back half a skeleton and the front half a regular cow. The inside front cover and 7 pages are devoted to descriptions of the company's products and in the center are 3 sheets of notes. Capt. Beitzell recorded the dollar value of fish sold and shipped in March and April of 1927 and recorded the wages paid. The inside back cover has a calendar for 1922 and the back cover has more advertising.
Fishery license granted to J.E. Beitzell to take or catch fish for sale within the waters of the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay for 11 months from March 10, 1926
Certificate of award of number to an undocumented vessel ... for vessel called Katie B owned by J. E. Beitzell, built by W. Cheseldine described as an open flat boat. The certificate is dated March 19, 1936.
Letter of January 25, 1959 from Ida Louise Dent to Edwin Beitzell reminiscing about Josiah Beitzell.Collection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1891 - 1936Location
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 3Shelf
Rack 09, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Beitzell, Josiah Edward (1868-1959)