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Julius Meyer and Sons Ledger, 1888-1890, documents the dry-goods company's financial activities. The ledger records both the accounts of individual customers and the company's working accounts for things such as bank transactions, expenses, freight, and merchandise. Entries are organized in chronological order under the individual account name. Each entry includes date, type of transaction, and monies debited or credited.

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914, contains blank checks and stubs of checks written by Robert E. Macomber and Ida N. Macomber, Robert Nowlan Macomber's committee. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, amount of check, and the purpose check was written. Checks were written for expenses due to Western State Hospital, where Macomber was a patient, or for expenses needed for the upkeep of the Nowlan Company's store. Also included in the checkbook are two accounts recording the money debited and credited to Macomber's estate.

Samuel P. Lathrop Checkbook, 1878, contains blank checks and stubs of checks written by Lathrop presumably for his dry-goods store. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, and amount of check. Occasionally notes were included explaining the purpose for the payment.

Unidentified Checkbook, 1865-1866, contains blank checks and stubs of checks for an account kept with the National Bank of Virginia located in Richmond. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, and amount of check. Occasionally the purpose of the check was written in place of the check recipient. Checks were written for such things as rent, storage, lumber, and cattle.