Ledger books.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick Trendley, Paper Mill Account Ledger
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0534
Overview
A ledger for a paper manufacturing mill at Newton Falls, Ohio. Entries show accounts with employees and customers; prices for farm produce, coal, and general merchandise; salaries; and prices paid for materials. Accounts are shown with Western Reserve College and the "Ohio Observer". A method for coloring paper is given, as well as instructions for mixing and applying whitewash. It also includes an estimate for paper production costs; and lease from Frederick Trendley to John Benton for part...
Dates:
1841-1851
Price's Tavern Ledger Books
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2616
Overview
Four ledger books of Solomon P. Herndon, from Kingwood, Preston County, Virginia, for his public house, also known as Price's Tavern, and an autograph book and a memorandum book which includes a travel diary of a trip to the Holy Lands.
Dates:
1821-1881
Richard Beto, Collector, Records regarding the Civil War in West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3044
Overview
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings, a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise...
Dates:
1861-1875 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1863
Storer College Correspondence, Business Papers and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2621
Overview
Records of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. Types of records include correspondence, business papers, photographs, memorabilia, issues of the Storer Record (the Storer College newspaper), financial records, scrapbooks, bulletins, minute books, newspaper and magazine clippings, diaries, motion pictures, and miscellaneous material. Includes records regarding the early years of the...
Dates:
1854-1964
Taylor County Inns, Ledger Books
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2679
Overview
Three ledger books of Pruntytown and Grafton inns, covering the period 1757-1887. The family names of the owners seem to be Clayton and Fenton. Ledger book #1: 1757-1887; Ledger book #2: 1852-54; Ledger book #3: 1852-53. The bindings are in poor condition. See inventory folder for notes on contents.
Dates:
1757-1887