A Guide to the Margaret Paxton Memorial Home Ledger 1923-1958 Paxton, Margaret

A Guide to the Margaret Paxton Memorial Home Ledger 1923-1958 Paxton, Margaret - Memorial Home Ledger, 1923-1958 11061

A Guide to the Margaret Paxton Memorial Home Ledger 1923-1958

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Accession Number 11061

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

11061

Title

Margaret Paxton Memorial Home Ledger 1923-1958

Physical Characteristics

There is 1 volume (32 cm.) in this collection.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Margaret Paxton Memorial Home Ledger, 1923-1958, Accession #11061, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item was purchased from Jim Presgraves, Bookworm & Silverfish, of Wytheville, Virginia, on September 25, 1992.

Scope and Content Information

This ledger, October 1923 - July 11, 1958, was kept by the Margaret Paxton Memorial Home, a children's home, in Leesburg, Virginia. The various types of debits include payments for insurance, utilities, legal fees, household expenses and supplies, labor, salary/wages, repairs, groceries, yard work, garden/farm supplies, and medical fees. The Home resources came from executor R. A. Paxton, interest on savings, stock/bond dividends, incoming rent, and proceeds from sales.