PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::Preston Library::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00032::A Guide to the Bushong Family Ledger)//EN" "vilxv00032.xml" A Guide to the Bushong Family Ledger, 1843-1853, 1879-1902 Bushong Family, Ledger mss 00329 Diane B. Jacob Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Virginia Military Institute Archives © 2002 Virginia Military Institute

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Machine-readable finding aid created by Diane Jacob. Date of source: 2002. Description is in English Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::Preston Library::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00032::A Guide to the Bushong Family Ledger)//EN" "vilxv00032.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 26, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Bushong Family Ledger, 1843-1853, 1879-1902 A Collection in Virginia Military Institute Archives mss 00329

Virginia Military Institute Archives 2002 Virginia Military Institute Archives Staff Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute Descriptive Summary Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute Bushong Family Ledger, 1843-1853, 1879-1902 mss 00329 The collection consists of one bound volume, 7.5 inches x 6 inches x 3/4 inch, ca. 252 pages. English Administrative Information Access

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Bushong Family Ledger, mss 00329, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA 24450

 Biographical/Historical Information

Throughout the 19th century, members of the Bushong Family resided on a farm near New Market, Virginia. The Battle of New Market was fought on their land on May 15, 1864, and the house served briefly as a field hospital. This ledger was first used by Jacob Bushong and subsequently by his grandson, William.

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The Bushong Family Ledger contains entries by Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) farmers Jacob and William Bushong. The entries made by Jacob date from 1843-1853 and include lists of accounts with debits and credits for staples, sundries, crops, services, miscellaneous purchases. The account book was subsequently used by Jacob's grandson, William, whose similar account entries date from 1879-1902. The volume also contains directions for home remedies and a few recipes, primarily for cakes.

 Index of account names, 1843-1853 Brewer, John Brian, Abraham Bush, Lewis Chapman, Thomas Groves, Christopher Harris, Miller Heck, William Henkel, Solomon Hess, Wellington Keys, Amos Kips, Henry Knight Let, Ephraim Maloney, John Neff, Michael Neff, Walton & Company Price, Noah Shoemaker, Joseph Shomo, John Spitzer, Philip Steffy, W. John Strayer & Company Tidler, Samuel Windle, Washington Zirkle, John Zirkle, Moses Zirkle, Paul