Account Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Account Book, Ms1990-064, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
This collection includes a small account book listing an unidentified individual's personal expenditures, including money paid to Black laborers, an 1838 receipt from the Mechanics Bank of New York, and tavern bills. It includes a note stating the book is an "Account of expenditures from the 3rd of October 1839 in our philanthropic efforts to diffuse useful knowledge throughout the States of Ohio and Kentucky."
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Account Book, Ms1990-064, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This small 1839 notebook lists an unknown individual's personal expenditures, including money paid to Black laborers, costs of candles, and tavern bills. The inside cover states, "Account of expenditures from the 3rd of October 1839 in our philanthropic efforts to diffuse useful knowledge throughout the States of Ohio and Kentucky." Only 8 pages have writing, including a receipt from Mechanics Bank of New York, Feb. 22, 1838, for $55.00.

Biographical / historical:

No information could be found about the owner or location of origination.

Acquisition information:
The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives in or prior to November 1990.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Account Book was completed in 2002. Additional description was completed in January 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Account books