Account books
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:
R. B. Armstrong account book
Collection — Volume V219
Identifier: V219
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an account book maintained by R. B. Armstrong, who ran his own photography studio in the 1930s and 1940s. The account book details pictures taken by Armstrong and orders made by his customers in 1938 and 1939. The book also includes a listing of Armstrong’s expenses.
Dates:
1938-1939
Richard D. Heller collection
Collection — Folder S629
Identifier: S0629
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of William Miesse's papers dating from 1842 to 1850 and includes letters written to Miesse, bills and receipts, and handwritten directions on a "cure for ague". There is also a sheriff's sale notification with regard to the case of Sarah Bell v. Benjamin Blossom from July of 1870. Also included are photocopies of Judge Vaughan's pocket ledger with entries dating from 1850 to 1856.
Dates:
1842-1870
Robert Beaty account books
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V243
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two transaction account books from Robert Beaty in Greene County, Indiana ranging from 1816 to 1834, regarding financial transactions and lists of weights and measures.
Dates:
1816-1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Robert Beaty account books
Robert Cummings family collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2492
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of correspondence, account books, and other papers from the Cummings family in Cannelton, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1857 to 1932 regarding the accounting records of the Torrent Fire Company of Cannelton, Indiana; family and military life during the U.S. Civil War; and fundraising efforts of the Young Men's Christian Association during World War I.
Dates:
1857-1932
Romena O. Elder collection
Collection
Identifier: L050
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of account books and financial records of the Indianapolis jewelry store she owned and the Greenwood property managed by Romena O. Elder and her relative, Roman Oehler, ranging from 1857 to 1942. The collection also contains personal papers and family accounts. Included are papers and accounts of Alexander M. Hannah (1821–1895), a farmer who resided in Marion County, and letters of Ingram Fletcher regarding land speculation in the Orlando, Florida area...
Dates:
1857-1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Romena O. Elder collection
Rushton and Sons collection
Collection — Folder S1086
Identifier: S1086
Scope and Contents
This collection is a photocopy of a ledger book kept by Rushton and Sons, in Center Valley, Indiana, in 1887 and 1888. The book is imprinted with numbers through 199, but many of the pages were not photocopied, presumably because they were blank. Most of the entries are alphabetical by last name of the purchaser. The list contains the item purchased and the cost. The last page, 199, has a prescription for "cholera enfantum" consisting of "two table spoonsful of Listerime in one quart of warm...
Dates:
1887-1888
Russellville, Indiana general store account book
Collection — Volume V387
Identifier: V387
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book kept by a general store containing entries ranging from 1846 to 1851. Based on the names of customers and time period, it can be assumed that it is from a Russellville, Indiana store and most likely from Jacob Durham's merchantile. The collection also includes three newspapers clippings: "How to Preserve Grapes" from 1858, "Infallible Rules for Measuring Corn in the Crib" from 1859, and two poems, "To My Native City -...
Dates:
1846-1859
Ruth M. Stine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2355
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items donated by Ruth Stine, including the ferry book of John Bell of Fountain County, Indiana from 1830; a partial ferry book of Benjamin Freeman from 1830; James M. Howard's cash book for his Perrysville, Indiana shoe store with entries from 1884 to 1887; and a ciphering book containing questions and answers for various mathematical calculations, including for reduction of currencies, interest, the rule of three, and compound proportion. The ciphering book was...
Dates:
1830-1899
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ruth M. Stine collection
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
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Moore papers
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
