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Account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 511 Collections and/or Records:

William Selden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00934
Scope and Contents Papers, 1772-1799, of Anglican minister William Selden (1741-1783) and his wife Mary Ann Hancock Selden (1745-1789) of Elizabeth City County, Virginia. These papers are primarily financial in nature and document the Selden family's management of the Elizabeth City Parish, the family estate, slave holdings, and the hire of estate slaves to local plantation owners. These papers consist of receipts, labor contracts, financial summaries, and a small leather financial ledger. The labor contracts...
Dates: 1771-1799

Shadrach Battles Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ab8
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1804-1807, of an unidentified person concerning selling liquor to Shadrach Battles and William Watts.

Dates: 1804-1807

Shaw Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.460
Scope and Contents Papers of the Shaw family of Skidmore, Missouri. Included are a scrapbook, 1941, of Edna Shaw (b. 1920) documenting her travels through some of the southern states where she directed the comedy "Bubbling Over," which was sponsored by the American Legion. It includes postcards and extensive handwritten descriptions by Edna Shaw, programs, and news clippings reviewing the play. Also included are a class photograph, 1900, presented to Edna's mother Hazel by her teacher, a 1904...
Dates: circa 1900-1963

George C. Sheets Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap31-34
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1864-1897, of George C. Sheets, Dorcas, Augusta County, Va.

Dates: 1864-1897

Sheldon Business Papers and Accounts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sh4
Scope and Contents Papers, 1826-1857, (including accounts and memorandum books) of various mercantile firms with which Jacob D. Sheldon was associated in Williamsburg, Virginia, such as Jacob Sheldon & Co.; Cole & Sheldon; Sheldon & Maupin; Peachy & Sheldon; Thomas G. Peachy & Co.; and W. W. Webb & Co. Also includes papers of Jacob C. Sheldon and of Roscow Cole. The collection includes accounts with professors and students and staff at William & Mary; with Eastern State Hospital;...
Dates: 1826-1857

Shenandoah County, Va. Land Tax Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV T6-MsV T7
Scope and Contents

Tax books, 1835-1836, of Daniel Stickley, Commissioner of Revenue, Shenandoah County, Virginiaa. for taxes on land.

Dates: 1835-1839

Shenandoah Iron Works [D. & H. Forrer] Ledgers, 1851-1866

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ad82-83
Scope and Contents

Ledger (MsV Ad82 ovesize)time book), 1851-1866, and ledger (MsV Ad83), 1865-1866, of the commissary [company store] of D. & H. Forrer, Shenandoah Iron Works, Page County, Virginia. The latter volume lists foodstuffs and goods given out to workers which they often paid for by work. Includes accounts with free blacks.

Dates: 1851-1866

John C. Shields Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap35-36
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1872-1884, of John C. Shields of "Riverside," Rockbridge County, Va.

Dates: 1872-1884

Simon Elliot Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00145
Scope and Contents Contains an account book kept by Simon Elliott, Sr. and his son, Simon Elliott, Jr. for sales of snuff and tobacco from their store on 51 State Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The first page includes the details of the partnership between Simon Elliott, Sr. and his son. The major portion of the journal, pages 1-76, records sales of snuff and tobacco, and includes both individuals, such as a female customer, Joanna Winslow, and firms such as Andrew Ritchie & Son. The remaining section of...
Dates: 1791-1796

Sir Francis Head Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap21
Scope and Contents

Record, 1696-1730, of rents received and due from tenants of Sir Francis Head, Whindhill Manor, [Kent Co. ? Eng.] including home remedies and recipes. Includes an inventory.

Dates: 1696-1730

Anderson Benskin Smith, Sr. Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1992.17
Scope and Contents The collection holds account books of A.B. Smith of Main Street, Toano, Virginia in James City County. The "Account of Chickens and Eggs" ledger from August 1, 1930 to December 1936 has accounts for sales from 1931 to 1936 at the end of the ledger. The financial ledger with an alphabetical index for 1916 and 1917 includes loose papers in the back with financial notes, invoices, and correspondence for the James City County Welfare Committee (1932 -1938) along with some monthly reports and...
Dates: 1916-1938; Majority of material found in 1916-1917 and 1931-1936

Cornelius Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm5
Scope and Contents

Papers (including business correspondence, accounts and account books) of Cornelius Smith, miller and merchant, of Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Va.; of his son S. Russell Smith; and of Daniel Amon Grimsley who served in the Virginia General Assembly. Consists of 4 boxes of material and 39 ledgers.

Dates: 1805-1890

Daniel G. Smith Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame114 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1853-1857, of Daniel G. Smith, merchant, of Leesburg, Va., which includes a list of slaves with a record of provisions and shoes; sketch of lime kiln; recipes; and medical cures.

Dates: 1853-1857

Edward B. Smith Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV As4
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1859-1867, of Edward B. Smith, Piedmont Academy, Culpeper County, Va. which includes Smith family data; "Morven Farm" account, 1881-1888, with Edward B. Smith; and loose papers.

Dates: 1859-1888; Majority of material found in 1859-1867

George Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1972.46
Scope and Contents

This collection details the personal and professional papers of George Smith and William E. Nelson.  Legal documents consist of deeds, forms, and official papers.  Business materials include account books, checks, and promissory notes. The collection also covers various publications and a few personal correspondences.

Dates: 1862-1954

Jacob B. Smith Ledger, I

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ac13
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1840-1889, of Jacob B. Smith, carpenter and miller, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Va.

Dates: 1840-1889

Smith-Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Scope and Contents This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following: A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806. A...
Dates: 1764-1916

William N. Smith Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Nm18
Scope and Contents

Mathematics book, 1859, of William N. Smith, Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Virginiaa. The volume was also used as a handwriting copybook, and as a legal and business book.

Dates: 1859

Smith's Wharf Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ash3-MsV Ash4
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1852-1854, containing wharfage and storage accounts of the steamboat, Mary Washington, captained by James Myer, traveling from Fredericksburg, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland to Smith's Wharf, Richmond County, Virginia which includes accounts of steamboat, J. E. Coffee, captained by [?] Harding, traveling between Norfolk, Virginiaa. and Smith's Wharf. Also journal, 1852-1854, of wharfage and storage accounts for various schooners.

Dates: 1852-1854

Solomon Bowman Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ac19-MsV Ac21
Scope and Contents

Ledgers, 1843-1856, of Solomon Bowman, cobbler [of the Shenandoah Valley, Va. ?]

Dates: 1843-1856

Sons of Temperance Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ate1
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1848-1851, of [Marshall Division ?], Sons of Temperance of Virginia which lists dues of members.

Dates: 1848-1851

Southall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 39.1 So8
Scope and Contents Papers of the Southall family of Williamsburg, Va. including correspondence, 1828-1830, of Peyton Alexander Southall but mostly comprised of the legal correspondence, 1831-1851, of George Washington Southall and documents concerning lawsuits and civil proceedings in many Virginia counties and including account books, 1832-1846, of George Washington Southall. Prominent correspondents include Lemuel Jackson Bowden, Richard Coke, John Augustine Deneufville, Thomas Roderick Dew, George Frederick...
Dates: 1807-1904

W. H. Speck Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Af26
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1876-1879, of W. H. Speck, merchant and farmer, of Rockingham County, Va.

Dates: 1876-1879

B. J. Spruell Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Aa10 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1832-1836, of B. J. Spruell, guardian of Eleanor P. Ross. Also includes accounts of an unidentified person of [Rockbridge County, Va.?] concerning iron and hemp and accounts, 1826-1831, of the estate of John Ross.

Dates: 1782-1836

Stafford County Store Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame22u
Scope and Contents

Ledger "E", 1848-1849, of an unidentified merchant of Stafford County Store, Stafford County, Va. which includes accounts with the overseers of the poor.  The store is possibly located in Falmouth.

Dates: 1848-1849