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Clarence W. Whealton papers
by Whealton, Clarence W.; Whealton, Daniel J. (1920 – 1935)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Clarence W. Whealton papers document his bank transactions, his income from his law practice and his personal investments in Wicomico County, Md., Sussex County, De. and Accomack County, Va. between 1920 and 1929 through a ledger. They also document his Lions Club membership and the grammar school education of Daniel J. Whealton II in Salisbury, Md. through certificates.
College Financial Records
by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)
2 cartons, 1 box (2 linear feet)
This collection contains the financial records of Salisbury University during its first several decades of existence as the Maryland State Normal School and State Teachers College. The documents consist of ledger books with finance information dating from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s, with loose memorandums and calculations inside some of the books. The earlier items in the collection contain handwritten correspondence from William J. Holloway, the first principal of the school. Records include student payments to the school, disbursements from the school various Salisbury and national businesses, student refunds, cash payments, receipts, financial aid payments, payroll records, itemized supply and book purchases, and receipts. Records from the tenure of William J. Holloway contain reference to audits of the school by the state, and some refunds not received by students in correspondence and memorandums left inside the ledgers.
Comparative Wealth Analysis of Maryland collection
by Salisbury University Students (1998)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The work expressed in this collection documents the wealth found in Maryland during the colonial period. It is the result of research begun by Salisbury University students as part of a graduate course on 17th century Delmarva History using Skinner’s inventories. The following is taken directly from meeting notes found in the collection. The research began in the 17th Century Delmarva History graduate course in June, 1998 will provide a jumping off point for further analysis of provincial Maryland and her regional parts. The inventories, as they were compiled in Skinner’s abstracts for the years 1670 – 1700, were organized by the 12 existing counties of the period and further broken down alphabetically, chronologically and by decanting wealth.
Deed of Mortgage
by Duckett, John James (1896 – 1903)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Deed of Mortgage between John James Duckett, a mineral water manufacturer and James Taylor, a merchant for property in Preston, Lancashire, England, March 6, 1896. Also, a continuum statement of monetary exchange to fulfill the contractual obligation, March 30, 1903.
Diary of Eugene Heath
by Heath, Eugene (1869)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written in 1869 by Eugene Heath, the son of an early settler in Annawan, Henry County, Illinois. For the first half of the diary, Heath was attending school in Burlington, Iowa, but later returned home to help tend to the family farm and raise cattle. Heath also kept monthly cash accounts for his purchases.
Diary of Johannes P. LaCroix
by LaCroix, Johannes (1853 – 1855)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Johannes P. LaCroix was written between 1853 and 1855 in Richmond, Ohio. The diary details LaCroix's life as a college student and his expenses. The diary includes accounts of LaCroix's daily life and there is a Latin inscription on the final page.
Doctor's Journal of H.B. Mathiot
by Mathiot, Henry Bernard (1839 – 1891)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This medical journal was written between 1839 and 1891 by H.B. Mathiot, a physician who lived in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Included are notes on anatomy, recipes for medicine, lists of patients (races noted), and recording of births. Mathiot studied medicine in Newark, Ohio from 1837 to 1840 and began practicing in Smithfield, Pennsylvania afterwards. He eventually graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1852. Mathiot was also ordained as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872; there is a list of people whom he married. The transcribed journal is attached.
Farmers Bank of New Castle, Delaware Ledger
by Farmers Bank of Delaware (1834 – 1838)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This ledger, which includes a separate leather ledger glossary for names, documents the accounts held by and activities of the New Castle branch of the Farmers Bank of Delaware from 1834 to 1838. The bank was the second incorporated in the state of Delaware and served many of the companies in the area at that time. The New Castle branch, in particular, sought to fund the farms of Kent and Sussex Counties.
General Store Ledger (Shutesbury, Massachusetts)
by Noble, Roderick (1797 – 1844)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Roderick Noble's General Store Ledger documents the Shutesbury, Massachusetts business from 1797 to 1811. These records include information about Noble's purchases and employees, as well as other overhead costs. Noble seems to also document his business or transactions in Norfolk. The pages in the second half of the ledger have been pasted over with clippings from various publications. These clippings range from political and religious texts to poetry and stories; the additions were made at a later date, primarily from 1836 to 1844.
General Store Ledgers (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico)
by Unknown (1906 – 1909)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
These two general store ledgers document the individual transactions of an unidentified business in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico between 1906 and 1909. The ledgers list the names of purchasers and information about the goods purchased. For Native American customers, the ledgers list the associated tribes.
George Gering Collection
by Kennerly, Charlotte E. (circa 1895 – 1920)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
This small collection contains a variety of material in the form of land patents, court writs and an official ballot for Worcester County. Included in the collection is tax, financial and business receipts of the Kennerly family from approximately the 1890s to the 1920s.
Guy Peck collection
by Peck, Guy (1795 – 1979)
3 boxes, 1 oversize folder (1.75 linear feet)
The Guy Peck collection documents Peck’s devotion to history through the documents he acquired and includes those on education and business practices. Records date from 1795-1979 with the bulk of the material dating from 1915-1940. Specifically, records document the education and life of Conrad or Conard Williams, an African American man from Eden, Maryland who studied at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, and the secretarial training of Elva Chandler who attended Goldey College in Wilmington, Delaware. Monetary transactions are also documented through a wide variety of receipts, goods purchased and accounting practices from different Eastern Shore families including Hitch and Ruark. Military research on the 1943 Algiers Campaign and correspondence from an enlistee to his mother during the Korean War is also included.