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Ledgers. Account books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Volumes of final entry in accounting in which are entered debits, credits, and all other money transactions under each individual account or heading.

Found in 596 Collections and/or Records:

Ledger, numbered '106', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1747-1751.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16915
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1747-1751.

Ledger, numbered '108', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, of his own accounts., 1757-1759.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16920
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1757-1759.

Ledger, numbered '110' of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, of monthly abstract of cash., 1751-1756.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16917
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1751-1756.

Ledger, numbered '119', 1743-1745, and list of bonds, of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1743-1745.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16911
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1743-1745.

Ledger, numbered '135', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1746-1747.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16912
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1746-1747.

Ledger, numbered '168', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, of his own accounts., 1755.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16918
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1755.

Ledger, numbered '172', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, of his own accounts., 1756.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16919
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1756.

Ledger of Alexander Houston and Company giving statements of account for each of their customers., 1792-1794.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8796
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.

Dates: 1792-1794.

Ledger of Alexander Houston and Company giving statements of account for each of their customers., 1794-1796.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8797
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.

Dates: 1794-1796.

Ledger of Alexander Houston and Company giving statements of account for each of their customers., 1796-1798.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8798
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.

Dates: 1796-1798.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1733-1739.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16901
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1733-1739.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1733-1739.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16902
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1733-1739.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1738-1740.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16905
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1738-1740.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1742.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16908
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1742.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1742.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16909
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1742.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1742.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16910
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1742.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, of his own accounts., 1749.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16916
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1749.

Ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, with accounts and memoranda., 1731-1759.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16904
Scope and Contents

The contents comprise: excerpts from Saltoun accounts, 1744-1745 (folio 5); accounts with Middleton, Campbell, and Bruce, 1731-1755 (folio 8), and with John Watson, Writer to the Signet, 1750-1759 (folio 29); and various memoranda and household accounts, 1743, 1750 (folio l inverted).

Dates: 1731-1759.