School expenses for T.S. Adams, a Virginia Military Institute Cadet. Each page is headed “In account with the VA. MILITARY INSTITUTE, Cr”. Includes school supplies, clothing, food, medical items and more. 55 pp of which 35 are used. 8 ½” x 5 ½”

The ledger appears to belong to Kim H. Byrne.  The title of the ledger is “The Farmer’s Business Record” with individually headed pages for fertilizer, grain, butter, egg and others.  Mr. Byrne listed items in almost every category, plus other entries for land sold; expenses for building and maintaining a barn; repairing a house; and formulas for killing horse lice, keeping cider sweet, and painting a tin roof.  328 pp,  14” x 8”.

Account book of J. Pendleton Chappelear in Paris, Virginia. Contains accounts for farm and personal business. Frequent references to selling wood and hauling. End of book contains accounts of notes (lending) given to people, mostly during the Civil War era. Contains loose material. 168 pages, of which 80 are blank. 12 1/4" x 7 3/4".

Includes an index.  Accounts for mostly farm supplies and cattle but some accounts of notes and bonds given and received.  Newspaper clippings pasted on a few pages.  Last entries for the “Methodist Episcopal Church” in Paris, Virginia for 1870.  53 pp. 12 ¼” x 7 ¼”.

Index at end of book.  Accounts for farm items, groceries and cattle related business.  227 pp. 11 ½” x 8”

B.C. Chappelear from Delaplane, Virginia is written in front of book.  Includes an index to accounts related to mostly farm and cattle operations.  Includes notes on stud information; formulas to facilitate practical calculation; comments on crops sown; work done; animals sold; and animals killed.  Some items pasted in book.  12” x 7 ¼”.