Ledgers and Account Books, 1794-1940

File — Box: 18

Identifier: id133324

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Scope and Contents

1799-1809 account book of a school in Frederick County. 1828-1879 unidentified account book of a store. 1794-1802 ledger and account book including English business houses and many prominent Americans, such as James Madison. On page 168 written in longhand is the following : This ledger was presented to Madison College by Kirby Smith Bassford who is the greatgrandson of William F. Ast of Leeds, England and Richmond, Virginia, who founded the first mutual society for insurance in the United States and was the first writer of this remarkable specimen of quill pen handwriting.... November 1940.

Dates

Creation: 1794-1940

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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