A Guide to Preston Family Papers 1822-1858, 1883-1884
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11166-a
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Preston Family Papers, Accession #11166-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
These were purchased from Jerry N. Showalter, Bookseller, Ivy, Virginia, by the University of Virginia Library on May 31, 1995.
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of five pocket ledger books, 1822-1858, and 1883-1884; four from the estate of John M. Preston of Seven Mile Ford, and one from Levi Bowers.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and by date.
Contents List
- Pocket expense ledger, including records for a trip to Huntsville [Alabama] 1822-1843
- Pocket Ledger, with a list of Seven Mile Ford lands 1846-1856
- "Shoe Book," ledger recording the shoes issued to slaves belonging to Preston (mostly blank) 1847-1856
- Continuation of the "Shoe Book," ledger recording the shoes issued to slaves belonging to Preston, but also including notes re the weather in 1858, cattle grazing in 1857-1858, and two pages concerning the account of Nick Barger, 1883-1884 (mostly blank) 1857-1858, 1883-1884