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Ledgers (account books)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Thomas C. Kennard ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0107
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains an account ledger for Dr. Thomas C. Kennard’s medical practice. It lists accounts for various individuals in Kent County including some free African Americans. Personal letter and documents were interspersed in the ledger and have been removed to a folder. These include accounts, receipts, letters including one from his son, Peregrine Wroth, Ezekiel Chambers, and Harmony School. There are also legal documents including a lease to Swan Creek Farm.

Dates: circa 1830-1860s

John T. Dodd & Sons records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0106
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains five ledgers covering the history of John T. Dodd & Sons Undertakers. The first ledger is for John T.’s carpenter business it shows various building jobs but also numerous requests for coffins including from slaveowners for their slaves. The later ledgers show how the business moving away from carpentry and more to undertaking with fewer building jobs entered and more entries regarding the detail on the types of coffins made.

Dates: 1845-1936

Mount Vernon Literary Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0095
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains records related to the Mount Vernon Literary Society at Washington College including accounts, minutes, constitutions and bylaws, as well as some publications and programs of events.

Dates: 1875-1941

Silver Pentagon Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0100
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains records pertaining to the Silver Pentagon Society at Washington College including minutes, accounts, correspondence, council notes, activities schedules, and its affiliation with Blue Key Honor Fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa.

Dates: 1926-1937

Willis Wells Funeral Home records photocopies

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0064
Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains photocopies of daybooks and ledgers for the Willis Wells Funeral Home in Chestertown, Maryland. Although they are primarily financial accounts, they still contain information on the decedent.

Dates: 1935-1993