Vincent Camalier's daybook

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2007.001.0001

Description

The scan of the daybook book has been printed out with a page of explanatory notes and is probably the most legible version of the daybook. It is in the Research center at 975.241 CAM in a black notebook. If using the CD, click on the folder called "Camalier Daybook" and then "scanned images." I entered names I could read, but if I could not, I did not guess. If there was a last name only, I generally did not enter the name. I did not enter the various doctors' names because most of them were called "Doct. blank" with no first name. If I were sure a person was a slave, he is entered under "Slave, name," but if I was uncertain, just the forename is entered. Most of the spellings are entered as found, unless I was absolutely certain I knew better, or the spelling varied within the book. The cover of the daybook was brown and marbled with many colors, but nearly everything has faded away. Text hand written on the front cover: "Old day book of Vincent Camalier architect and builder the father of John A., George, Vincent and Catherine M. Camalier" Many many of the entries were later Xed over, probably to indicate the account was settled. The following page numbers refer to the paper printout; the original did not have consecutive numbers for the pages. Page 1 is dated 1847 and includes a note to the St. Aloysius building committee Page 2 includes a statement by B. Harris Camalier: "My grand-father's, Vincent Camalier's day book found by me in the old store room of the Clerk's office on the 23rd of July 1923." The rest of the page talks about bricks. Page 3 is dated November and December 1846 and lists loads and numbers of bricks hauled Page 4 has only one entry about bricks with the rest of the page empty except for the scrawlings of a child Pages 5 and 6 are dated 1846 reporting the account with Charles Bowlin Page 7 is dated 1847 and concerns Joe Smith Pages 8-11 are a description and measurements of a Mrs. Manning's house. Between pp. 8 & 9 is a small piece of blue paper that may have been part of the report of John Guy, supervisor of the public roads, with lots of figuring in pencil, a rough sketch of a building, and other notes Page 12, dated 1859, has a listing of work done by David Morrow at Ellenborough for B. G. Harris Between pp. 12 & 13 is a small scrap of blue paper with figuring and notes Page 13, 14, and part of 15 dated 1846 is the account of John H. Tucker and Leonard Gadden Page 16-18 dated 1847 says "To his subscription for the building of the Church" and lists particulars of an account with Thomas Morgan Page 19-26 are dated 1857 saying Mr. Camalier commenced work on Jutland for H. G. S. Key. Between pp. 24 & 25 is a small scrap of dull white paper with a Paid stamp with an illegible date that ends in 4 Page 27 & 28 dated 1859 say William Hewitt worked for B. G. Harris Pages 29, 30, and 31 are blank P. 32 has a strip of paper glued on the left edge and is a continuation of the account with H. G. S. Key Page 33-47 dated 1846 and 1847 is the account for the construction of St. Aloysius Church. On p. 47 Mr. Camalier submitted the bill for his services: 330 days at $2 per day. The church cost $3555.50 to build. Page 48-53 dated June 1855, et seq. was the accounting for George C. Morgan's building that finally cost $5302.63 for the "very best." Page 54 & 55 dated 1857 continued the account with H. G. S. Key Page 56, 57, & 58 dated 1859 are the account for the schoolhouse built at the request of J. W. J. Moore, William J. Yates, and John F. Fenwick Page 59 is blank Page 60-63 I think continues the schoolhouse record Page 64-69 focuses on the time worked by Henry. Between pages 68 & 69 is a blue scrap of paper Pages 70-73 are blank Page 74-75 dated 1846 is the work record of Sam Page 76 with no year is the time record for Felix Jerden Page 77 dated 1846 is the time record for Charles Boarman as a brickmaker Page 78 dated 1846 is the time record for Joe Harris Page 79 dated 1846 is the time record for Lewis Millard who made bricks Page 80 dated 1846 is the time record for Anthony Page 81 dated 1846 is the time record for James Leigh, a bricklayer Page 82 dated 1846 is the time record for John M. Millard who had a cart and horse Page 83 dated 1846 is the time record for William Sewil who worked in the brick yard and at one point assisted in making a coffin Page 84 with no year date is the time record for Joseph Woodland Page 85 with no year date is the time record for Joseph Smith Page 86 dated 1846 is the time record for William Tenny Page 87 dated 1846 is the time record for George Harris Page 88 dated 1846 is the time record for William Barnes and the 1847 time record for William Sewil Page 89-92 dated 1847 is the time record for William Sewil Page 93-94 dated 1847 is the time record for Charles Maxwell who built the cornice of the Church Page 95 dated 1860 is a miscellaneous record Page 96-104 dated 1861 is a miscellaneous record, often including Thomas Dillow, John A. Camalier, and work on bridges Page 105-106 dated 1861 is work for Aleck Loker and John F. Fenwick Page 107 dated 1862 says he will build a medicine chest for Doctor Briscoe Pages 108-110 are blank Page 111 dated 1861 is a list of miscellaneous jobs There is a folded 8 1/2"x 11" typewritten sheet between pages 111 & 112 that is a copy of an obituary Page 112 dated 1861 has no entries by Camalier, but someone wrote on the page: "Vincent Camalier died at the old Union Hotel, Leonardtown, January 3, 1862." P. 113 is blank Page 114 dated 1859 is more of the account for the school building Page 115 dated 1859 is difficult to read, but may be a time record for Jack on the B. G. Harris job Page 116 dated 1847 is the time record for James O'Connor, bricklayer at the Church Page 117 dated 1859 continues Jack's time record Page 118 dated 1847 is a time record for Jim, who apparently belonged to William Combs Page 119 was removed from the book and there is a tiny fragment left Page 120 is blank Page 121 is missing with a small fragment left Page 122-124 dated 1847 is the time record for William, slave of Mrs. Edelin. He stopped work when he fell off a scaffold, but only lost four days before he was back at work Page 125 dated 1847 there is an accounting for cutting wood and a pencilled note that is very hard to read with an illegible signature Page 126 with no date has pencil figures for bricks and timber Page 127 is blank There is a piece of blotting paper that has seen hard service tucked inside the back cover The inside back cover has water stains The outside of the back cover has hardly any of the marbled covering left The spine of the daybook is gone on the top half and is very dirty on the bottom half

Collection

Behrendt Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1846 - 1862

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Location

Container

Small Collections, Box 4

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Small Collections, Box 4

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

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Abell, John Booth

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Anthony

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Appleby, Emanuel

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Barnes, Walter

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Boarman, Charles

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Bowlin, Charles

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Bowling, William W.

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Brown, Thomas2

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Camalier, B. Harris

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Camalier, Catherine M.

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Camalier, George

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Camalier, John A.

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Camalier, Ruth

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Camalier, Vincent

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Camalier, Vincent2

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Carbery, Henry

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Carter, Anthony

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Cissell, John B.

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Collins, Joseph

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Combs, George

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Combs, William

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Coombs, William A.

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Curtis, Charles

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Dillow, Thomas A.

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Drury, William2

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Durant, Clarke Joshua

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Duvall, Robert E.

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Edelen, Ann

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Edelen, William

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Fenwick, John F.

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Ford, Robert

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Gadden, Francis

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Gadden, Leonard

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Gough, J. J.2

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Gough, Nealy

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Greenwell, French V.

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Greenwell, Henry

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Greenwell, J. Alexander

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Greenwell, John

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Greenwell, Lewis

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Guy, John C.

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Harris, Benjamin Gwinn (1806-1893)

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Harris, George

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Harris, John Francis

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Harris, Joseph2

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Herbert, Benedict

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Holly, William

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Howard, Lewis

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Jack

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Jarboe, Thomas

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Jerden, Felix

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Johnson, Uriah

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Key, Henry Greenfield Sothoron (1789-1872)

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Leigh, James

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Lodrick

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Loker, Alex

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Maddox, W. I.

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Mattingly, William

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Maxwell, Charles

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McCatherine, James A.

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Middleton, David

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Milburn, Alexander

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Millard, John

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Millard, Lewis

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Moore, James W. J.

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More, J.

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Morgan, George C.

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Morgan, George W. (fl. 1842)

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Morgan, Thomas W.

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Morrow, David

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Neale, F. C.

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Nuthall, W.

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O'Connor, James

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Really, James T.

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Sam

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Sewill, William

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Simms, Joseph

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Slave, Henry7

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Slave, Jim2

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Slave, Leander2

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Slave, Sam4

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Slave, William Leigh

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Smith, Joseph

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Spalding, Clement

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Spalding, Edward Leo (1822-1874)

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Spalding, John L.

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Spalding, Leo

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Spalding, Mary

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Spalding, P. A.

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Tenny, William

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Thomas, Henry

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Tucker, John H.

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Woodland, Joseph

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Yates, William J.