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account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:

Account Books, 1863-1879

 File — Box 10
Scope and Contents

For additional accounts, see Journals in Ser. 3. Includes notes on students at Camp Todd, [1863]-1870, 1875-79, and notes on needs of Freedmen, 1866, 1885-1886.

Dates: 1863-1879
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Emily Howland Family Papers / Ser. 6. Business and Financial, 1818-1921 / Emily Howland, 1863-1921

Account books, 1781-1876

 Sub-Series
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / William Sharp Prickett Family Papers / Ser. 4. Legal and financial papers, 1716-1930

Friends Historical Library account book collection

 Collection — Othertype MSS-001
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-001
Abstract

Account books are ledgers in which commercial and personal financial accounts are recorded. This collection consists of individual account books that were given to the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College as single accessions.

Dates: 1729 - 1946
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Accounts, bills, receipts, 1809-1871

 Sub-Series — Box 1
Dates: 1809-1871
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Jennings-Clark-Eldridge Family Papers / Ser. 3. Financial, 1809-1871

Allen, George B.: Account Books, 1813-1851

 Sub-Series
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Allen Family Papers / Ser. 4. Financial Papers, 1813-1851

Anonymous financial records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-013
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a single volume anonymous account book, which is "an account of mony advanced for the Poor of the City of Philadelphia." Entries include amounts donated by various individuals in the Philadelphia area.

Dates: 1778-1779
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

As administrator, guardian or trustee, 1856-1876:

 File — Box 1
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College / Knight Family Papers / Ser. 3. Business, financial, and legal papers, 1771-1895 / Papers of Jacob P. Tyson, 1840-1876

Joshua L. Baily account book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-001
Abstract This volume was originally used as an account book, from 1794 to 1795, and was later repurposed as a diary or timeline of events, dated from 1826 to 1915. The section of the volume that acts as an account book includes an index, in which individuals are organized alphabetically, and entries record amounts paid or owned, the goods purchased, and the currency used. Goods listed are mainly dry goods and lumber, including: flour, "middling" (bulk goods of medium grade), hog feed, cornmeal,...
Dates: 1794-1915
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Biddle family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates: 1793-1951
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Israel Howell Birdsall account book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-08-002
Abstract

Entries in the account book of Israel Howell Birdsall record amounts paid or owed, goods purchased, and currency used. Majority of entries include the purchase and sale of: oil, oil meal (used as food for livestock), flax seed, plaster, beans, apples, and butter. The volume includes an index, in which individuals are organized alphabetically.

Dates: 1810-1819
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
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