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Ledgers (account books)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

1891-1898 Account Ledger for Employees

 Collection — 1 ledger
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-266
Scope and Contents

One 1891-1898 ledger of employees' names and account balances with an alphabetical index in front of the volume. Some employees are listed as cooks, bellboys, and waiters. The ledger is likely from the Atlantic Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1891-1898; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Abner S. Pope Ledgers

 Collection — 2 ledgers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-115
Scope and Contents

One December 21, 1808 to September 25, 1810 ledger containing names of plaintiffs and defendants, and monetary amounts, primarily received by Samuel Calvert, Sheriff. Also one 1916-1934 ledger of Abner S. Pope.

Dates: created: 1808-1934; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Academy of Music Ledger

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-183
Scope and Contents

September 27, 1906 to June 13, 1908 box office statements for the Academy of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. The statements note the attraction, opposition (if any) at the Granby, Majestic, and Colonial Theaters, weather, date, number of different types of seats sold along with profits, and verifying signatures.

Dates: created: 1906-1908; Other: Date acquired: 04/30/2009

Allmand Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-204
Scope and Contents

Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.

Dates: created: 1802-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1830s; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1980

Atlantic Hotel Records

 Collection — 5 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-120
Scope and Contents

Records of Richard Stearns Dodson, Baltimore proprietor of the second Atlantic Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes business records in ledgers and cashbooks, including account information, bills, licenses, bonds, checks, ledgers, and notes associated with the operation of the Atlantic Hotel from 1872-1901.

Dates: created: 1872-1901; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Branchville, Virginia General Store Ledgers

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-028
Scope and Contents

Accounting ledgers for a general store in Branchville, Virginia from mid-1948 through mid-1951. The ledgers include names of individuals, goods sold, and costs of items. Most entries are handwritten in pencil and have been marked or crossed out.

Dates: created: 1948-1951; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2016

Business Records Collection

 Collection — 8 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-511
Scope and Contents

Records, mostly invoices, from various businesses in the Hampton Roads region.

Dates: created: 1830-1930; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Copeland Parker Ledger

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-326
Scope and Contents One 1787-1816 ledger from Smithfield, Virginia documenting an account of sundries for various individuals, though prominent names include Josiah Parker and John Parker. The second page indicates the volume is "A Ledger for the Manufacturing Mills, August 21, 1787." Toward the back of the ledger, there are several entries titled "District of Norfolk, Virginia, Port of Smithfield, Account of foreign spirits imported, marked and gauged according to Law under the Inspection of Copeland Parker,...
Dates: created: 1787-1816; Other: Majority of material found in 1790s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Crocker & Crocker Title Book "J"

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-027-b
Scope and Contents

One 1923-1925 ledger belonging to Crocker & Crocker, Attorneys-at-Law of Portsmouth, Virginia. The book contains title-related information, including lists of adverse conveyances, judgements, handwritten copies of deeds of trust, and sketches of properties.

Dates: created: 1923-1925; Other: Date acquired: 04/20/2017

Downtown Norfolk, Virginia Street Paving Ledgers

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-129
Scope and Contents Two account books containing information primarily between 1894 and 1896 about the paving of streets in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The first ledger contains diagrams of streets, mathematical and monetary figures, bids, and estimated costs including materials and labor. A clipping is pasted inside the front cover, and the first page prominently displays the business name of the North Carolina Phosphate Company of Castle Hayne, North Carolina. The second ledger contains charts listing date,...
Dates: created: 1894-1903; Other: Majority of material found in 1894-1896; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014