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Account books

 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

John H. Bloce account book

 Collection — Box BW 41, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: MSS 16722
Content Description

This collection contains the account book believed to be of John H. Bloce, a farmer and book peddler. Genealogical records show that some of the uncommon names listed in the account book are from Rockingham County, Virginia, bordering Shenandoah County. The account book details schoolbooks such as readers, geography and spelling along with other transactions such as selling apple, corn, oats, horse collars, etc.

Dates: 1856 - 1857

John W. Peyton diaries and account books

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2020-0038

Marshall family account book and cookbook

 Unprocessed Material — Folder ViU-2025-0096_001: [Barcode: X032762784]
Identifier: ViU-2025-0096

John William "John Billy" Peyton diaries and account books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 4944
Content Description Peyton's diaries cover the Civil War and Reconstruction periods and frequently mention conflicts, specifically the Yankees and how many people were killed on both sides of battlefields. His diary entries describe the Yankees being at his home and near his neighbors in Rapidan, Virginia. Many southern generals are mentioned including General (Stonewall Thomas) Jackson, General (J.E.B.) Stuart, and General (Richard S.) Ewell. There are also references to President (Andrew) Johnson. ...
Dates: 1862 - 1911

Sarah Franklin Pike account book

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762899]
Identifier: MSS-16949
Content Description This collection contains a vellum-bound account book with entries dating from 1821 to 1825, comprised of ninety-three manuscript pages. The book is a working household ledger and includes addresses, distribution of willed and gifted goods, town gossip of crime and thievery, family births and deaths, and Pike household accounting. The direction of notes and entries are sometimes erratically placed. While no author’s name is explicitly written, the account book mentions the death of John Pike...
Dates: 1821-1825

Robert Brannum Robinson account book for the William McKinley Normal and Industrial School

 Unprocessed Material — Folder ViU-2026-0041_001: [Barcode: X032762934]
Identifier: ViU-2026-0041

Rose, Redd, and Claiborne family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-16944
Content Description This collection contains correspondence, deeds, estate indentures, account books, receipts notebooks, photographs, carte-de-visite, genealogical research and trees, clippings, a tintype, and ephemera, including wallets, a metal box, and a lock of hair documenting the Rose, Redd, and Claiborne families of Virginia. Names frequently appearing in papers include Eugene M. Redd and his son James Redd. Also included are Ezra Morrison, Mattie Tompkins, Clarence Redd, Jessie Redd McCarthy, Rachel...
Dates: c. 1771-2007

Sarah Franklin Pike account book

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762899]
Identifier: ViU-2026-0028

Staunton Virginia Farm and Boarding House account book (during Civil War)

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032784013]
Identifier: MSS 16846
Content Description This collection contains an account book written during the Civil War by an unidentified person or persons. It consists of the day-to-day transactions and the numerous individuals that either boarded on, used the owner's land, or purchased various products and services from the unnamed proprietor, including $600 for a land bond in 1862. The account book is disorderly in many ways, as the dates vary and are not in order. The subject matter accounts for all aspects of living within...
Dates: c. 1862-1873

Tax Revenue records for Buckingham County, Virginia, 1793-1795

 Unprocessed Material — Box ViU-2026-0042_001: [Barcode: X032762935]
Identifier: ViU-2026-0042