This collection contains a ledger book of William Graham of East Tennessee, dated 1857-1863. Entries include records of business transactions, monies spent, slaves bought and sold, county bonds owned (in Washington and Jefferson Counties), notes owned, private land sales, and settlement of accounts. Also included is a letter, dated September 5, 1859, from F. W. Taylor of Mossy Creek, Tenn.

An alphabetical index of names is included in the front of the book, followed by entires in chronological order for the period 1857-1863, including day-to-day and other expenses, sales (includes amounts realized for sales of slaves), notes received and settled, trade accounts and settlements, and land transactions. Hundreds of individual and trade names are mentioned, as well as cities such as Rogersville and Knoxville.