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Preferred Citation:

Account Book, 1858-1868, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2012.017 was received by the SCRC on 1/4/2012.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2012. Further processing by Jonathan Katora in March 2012.

Scope and Contents

One handwritten account book from the Civil War-era, possibly for a household or a business. The author's name is not recorded. The book lists the names of around thirty individuals, their occupation if available, and the debits and credits for each person. Occupational examples include cook, table maid, dairy maid, miller, and coachman. Some of the entries include wages, rent payments and charges, the cost of food, and other items. There is also an entry for transactions from the estate of one Susan Cook. The account book contains an index of all the entries including the page numbers. The pages are numbered through 168, but the last quarter of the account book contains blank pages.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Day laborers
• Finances