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Account books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which financial accounts are kept.

Found in 1293 Collections and/or Records:

Account book of Hannagalla estate, Ceylon., 1863-1865.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19230
Scope and Contents

The account book consists of copies of accounts received from the Colombo agents and newspaper cuttings of the sale of the estate in 1864 and 1865 on Dugald Bremner's bankruptcy and death (folios 11,19).

Dates: 1863-1865.

Account book of income and expenditure for the estate and family of Hugh Miller.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14248
Scope and Contents

Some of the entries concern Hugh Miller's publications, but most are domestic and personal.

Dates: 1857-1867.

Account book of James Erskine, Lord Alva, Senator of the College of Justice.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.16.1.15
Scope and Contents

The entries are for both income and expenditure in personal, legal and estate affairs. Erskine adopted a different method of book-keeping in 1752.

Dates: 1750-1754.

Account-book of James Erskine of Aberdona., 1805-1807.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5111
Scope and Contents

The account-book contains accounts of James Erskine's personal expenses while at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, November 1805-May 1807. The disbursements are small, save one for May 1807, which is a subscription of ten guineas 'for Wilberforce'.

Dates: 1805-1807.

Account book of James Wilson.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14044
Content Description

Accounts relate to Wilson's job as a stocking maker in Midlothian and his farm.

Dates: 1795-1809.

Account-book of James Wright of Loss., 1712-1728.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3190
Scope and Contents

The dates of birth of James Wright’s children are given on folio 91. Issues of 'The Evening Post', or, the 'New Edinburgh Gazette', numbers 175 and 181, January 1712, are pasted in at the ends.

Dates: 1712-1728.