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The following transcribed from pages 17 to 18 of the above document.

Sara Y. Stevenson, Treasurer
January 1st 1887
DR.
To Cash Balance from 1886,	$1,749	80
Received from Lincoln Institution for care and training of Indian Boys	16,620	63
Board money from boys at Educational Home	135	04
Scholarships, from boys at Educational Home	1,280	07
Lincoln Institution for Bread furnished	1,033	40
Lincoln Institution for Washing done	400	00
Sale of Brooms	290	75
Chapel Fund	95	00
Bills refunded, discounts etc.	66	85
Interest on Investments	1,800	00
Interest on Deposits	60	76
Donations	120	00
	$23,652	30

CR.
By Cash paid salaries and wages	$6,605	07
By Cash paid Groceries	2,192	77
By Cash paid Provisions	2,025	75
By Cash paid Meat	2,319	71
By Cash paid Flour	1,472	30
By Cash paid Coal	989	31
By Cash paid Gas	576	67
By Cash paid Clothing	2,142	94
By Cash paid House Furniture, Hardware, Repairs	1,405	43
By Cash paid Stationery, Printing and School Supplies	216	40
By Cash paid Industrial Department	1.097	03
By Cash paid Chapel	245	00
By Cash paid Infirmary	244	21
By Cash paid Stable	360	66
By Cash paid Farm	75	70
By Cash paid Incidentals	334	52
By Cash paid Water Rent	5	00
By Cash paid Christmas Present to Superintendent	100	00
By Cash paid Lawyer	47	50
By Cash paid Boiler Inspector	8	00
	$23,050	44
Balance	601	86
	$23,652	30
Unpaid bills for 1887, $2,137.13

See Thomas Symons Patent table S.3 for an extended deed history of the Ivycroft estate.

and Thomas Symons Patent table S.5 for the Lincoln Institute site details.

See Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Institute for more general information on the Indian Schools.

See references #3 and #6
Chester County deed Q9-315 (date:1883-01-31).
Philadelphia Times, April 13, 1884. For a shortened version of the article in another newspaper report see here.
Montgomery County deed 294-460
Chester County deed T10-116 (1890-07-26).
Newspaper report - Lincoln Institute 21st annual meeting
See 1900 census and ah-nen-la-de-ni's (aka Daniel Le France) autobiography extract. The complete autobiograph can be found at full autobiography
Chester County deed S12-40 (1903-06-24).
See Mrs. Cox's obituary
See Newspaper report - Lincoln Institution's Work, dated 4 February 1907
Chester County deed M15-269 (1919-06-13).
See newspaper report Charity will Resume its Original Purpose
Chester County deed K16-598 (1924-07-11) and Montgomery County deed 926-444
Chester County deed T25-270 (1954-01-15).

Roger Thorne provided support and significant documents from his collection. Meg Weiderseim performed newspaper searches.