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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 the Trustees of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780).

 Item
Identifier: MS.6523
Scope and Contents

The accounts are between the Trustees and tenants, employees, tradesmen, etc. A loose sheet, containing draft accounts relating to 1794-1796 has been placed at the beginning of the volume (folio i).

Dates: 1776-1806.

Account book of William Baillie, a wright in Edinburgh.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.29
Scope and Contents

Baillie apparently owned a joiner`s shop and employed a number of workmen both there and on his clients` premises. His account book records the number of days per week worked by each man, with their wages and a few receipts. Mention is made of work in the University and the Tolbooth Kirk, as well as for private individuals.

The first few pages are missing.

Dates: 1693-1709.

Account book of William Grant, Lord Prestongrange.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9242
Scope and Contents

The accounts, which consist of the main items of his personal income and expenditure for 1757-1763, are contained in a copy of the Edinburgh Almanack for 1757.

Dates: 1757-1763.