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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 kept by George Seton., 1820-1822.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19217
Scope and Contents

The account book consists chiefly of lists of Bombay tradesmen’s bills, but some personal accounts are to be found here (inverted folios 1-7).

Dates: 1820-1822.

Account book kept by James Traill of Woodwick and his nephew John Traill of Westness, of rents paid by their tenants in the mainland of Orkney and the island of North Ronaldsay.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.10
Scope and Contents

James Traill`s accounts (folio 1) cover the crop years 1728-1731, and those of his successor, 1746-1747 (folio 128). There is also an inventory of goods belonging to James Traill left in North Ronaldsay (folio 175).

Dates: 1728-1747.