Washington Seminary: account book, 1848 - 1858

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Scope and Contents

An account book predominantly recording debts/credits of parents or guardians for tuition and expense payments. Book also includes accounts of vendors and laborers, including free Black laborers as well as enslaved laborers and their enslavers: Jane Moody (1848-1849, p. 59); Sophy (from Emma Berry, 1849-1850, p. 58 and 223); Ned (from Stanislaus Murray, 1848-1849, p. 151); Mary (from Gregory Ennis, 1850-1852, p. 307); Mary Combs (1852-1853, p. 425); "Old Mary" (1853-1854, p. 425); and John (1852, p. 458).

Includes an index at the front of the volume.

Dates

Creation: 1848 - 1858

Conditions Governing Access

All published documents housed in the University Archives are open for use. Unpublished documents are governed by the following use restrictions: unpublished material dating from 1971 and later may only be consulted with the permission of the office which created it; unpublished material dating from 1970 or before may be used with the permission of the Archivist or the creating office, unless otherwise restricted.