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Account books.

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

Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:

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 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 Magdalen Nicolson, wife of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 1st Baronet, of Stobs.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2987
Scope and Contents

The accounts relate to household expenses in the country and in Edinburgh and to estate expenses on the Border.

Dates: 1671-1693.

Account book of Mary Dudgeon, housekeeper to the family of James Erskine, Lord Alva, Senator of the College of Justice.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.2.1.9
Scope and Contents

The entries cover kitchen and general household expenditure in both the town and country houses. These are followed by separate accounts for wine (folio 112), laundry (folio 124) and other incidental expenses (folio 129).

Dates: 1752-1758.

Account book of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Callendar.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.13.2.18
Scope and Contents

Written in various hands, partly by the Earls themselves.

Dates: Circa 1657-1684.

Account book of the Board of Ordnance, 1747-1752, for building and repairs at military establishments in Scotland, and particularly at Fort Augustus and Fort William.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10693
Scope and Contents

Many of the entries are copies of tradesmen's accounts, and include a number from John Adam, then master mason to the Board.

Dates: 1747-1752.

Account book of the Church Treasurer of St Brice, Second Charge, Kirkcaldy.

 Item
Identifier: MS.4000
Scope and Contents The accounts show the main sources of revenue for the Church as being the weekly collections and the seat rents. The debursements are in aid of the poor generally, some of the local people being mentioned by name. Allowance is also made for the upkeep of the fabric of the Church. The accounts are regularly audited by the Minister and members of the Kirk Session.The contents are as follows:(i) Receipts for collections, 1683-1690 (folio 1);(ii) Receipts for...
Dates: 1683-1712.

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.

Account book of William Tough, a general merchant in the Stirling area.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14245
Scope and Contents

The account book contains notes of William Tough’s dealings with tradespeople, mostly in St Ninians, Sauchie and Stirling. There are also notes, undated, of expenditure on and income from a mill (folio 62).

Dates: 1791-1794.