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Account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Moore papers

 Collection
Identifier: L110
Scope and Contents This collection contains the business and personal papers and correspondence of Samuel Moore ranging from 1823 to 1953. The papers include information on Moore’s dry goods store, indentures, deeds, transportation expenses for goods, stock certificates, and investment papers. Also included, are family correspondence, a diary, correspondence regarding state and national politics, the Whig Party, and the work of the Indiana legislature.Correspondents include Hervey Bates, 19 June 1843,...
Dates: 1823-1953

Samuel N. Miller collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0960
Scope and Contents This collection contains Samuel N. Miller's account book, receipts, and correspondence from Miller relatives in Wayne County, Ohio ranging from 1831 to 1859. The collection also includes a mortgage signed by Miller on June 2, 1851 and an August 10, 1852 article of agreement to teach school in Green County, Indiana.
Dates: 1831-1859

Samuel P. Williams letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1429
Scope and Contents This collection comprises a letter sent to Samuel P. Williams in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana dated December 11, 1840 from his brother Thomas Williams and his mother, M. Williams, regarding family life and news.

There are also pages from an Allisonville, Indiana general store account book in 1838 (OB044).
Dates: 1838-1840

Sarah Caroline Peck Papers

 Collection — Folder S1047
Identifier: S1047
Scope and Contents This collection contains 33 items, including business correspondence, account ledgers, newspaper clippings, and journal entries from Sarah Caroline Peck in Muncie, Connersville and Tipton, Indiana, ranging from 1859 to 1913.
Dates: 1859-1913

Sawmill account books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V381
Scope and Contents This collection includes two account books for a sawmill containing entries ranging from 1880 to 1888. The most common entry is a charge for sawing or "use of mill" for assorted items and uses of lumber. Not only are the uses of the lumber regularly designated, but the entries under individual names will specify the amount of sawing in feet of lumber, the type of tree and wood cut, and the amount charged for use of the mill. Occasional entries will not relate to lumber (e.g., "Bricklayer" and...
Dates: 1880-1888

Schofield family account book

 Collection — Volume V386
Identifier: V386
Scope and Contents This collection includes an account book kept by members of the Schofield family of Marion County, Indiana containing entries dating from 1836 to 1868. The accounts kept in the book indicate the operation of a general store dealing primarily in groceries, dry goods, clothing, and occasional sales of hardware. It appears to have been a frequent practice for customers to work off their bills and when this occured, the hourly wage and hours worked were recorded. The account book also includes...
Dates: 1836-1868

Shrader and Weaver family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L316
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, receipts, legal documents, school papers, and other miscellaneous materials of the Shrader and Weaver families of Fayette, County Indiana ranging from 1798 to 1923. Much of the correspondence is between family members and friends and relates weather conditions, crop prices, and family happenings. Also included are tax receipts, account books, land grants, indentures, stock certificates and other legal documents. Items of note are a 1798 Miami (Ohio)...
Dates: 1798-1923, undated

Southport, Indiana general store account book

 Collection — Volume V389
Identifier: V389
Scope and Contents This collection includes an account book used by a general store located in Southport, Indiana. Ranging from September 6, 1853 to August 31, 1854, the entries record daily purchases of groceries, dry goods, clothing, hardware, and sundries. Though the store is not identified, the account book was most likely from George Tomlinson's establishment.
Dates: 1853-1854

Star City, Indiana elevator record books

 Collection — Volume V420
Identifier: V420
Scope and Contents This collection contains 54 record books kept by the Star City, Indiana elevator ranging from 1901 to 1952. The collection's volumes include a check register, account books, daybooks, and journals used to record corn, oats, rye, soybeam, and wheat. Other seeds, such as buckwheat, clover, and timothy, are also recorded in the oat, rye, and wheat books. The collection has one envelope containing the following loose items: a pocket-size memo book used to record corn records from 1950, a program...
Dates: 1901-1953

Straughn, Grant County account books

 Collection — Folder S2906
Identifier: S2906
Scope and Contents This collection includes photocopies of two account books from an individual named Straughn (no first name) in Grant County, Indiana, ranging from 1887-1899 regarding personal notes on expenditures. The books were provided by the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, New York, and contain many pages of medical problems and advice on treatment.
Dates: 1893-1898