Account Books
This collection consists of four account books dating between 1837 and 1867. One account book lists a categorized inventory of items sold and the total monetary amount per category. The three other account books list the name of the purchaser as well as the items sold immediately beneath each name. Adjacent to each listed item is the amount the item sold for and then below, before the next account, is the purchase total. The items which were sold ranged from chickens and silk hats to other common household goods. The phrase “Dandridge Tennessee” appears at the top of three of the account books which likely indicates the place from which these account books originated. Based upon the handwriting, it appears that at least two of the account books may have been authored by the same individual.
Dates
- 1837-1867
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Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)
Abstract
This collection consists of four account books dating between 1837 and 1867. One account book lists a categorized inventory of items sold and the total monetary amount per category. The three other account books list the name of the purchaser as well as the items sold immediately beneath each name. Adjacent to each listed item is the amount the item sold for and then below, before the next account, is the purchase total. The items which were sold ranged from chickens and silk hats to other common household goods. The phrase “Dandridge Tennessee” appears at the top of three of the account books which likely indicates the place from which these account books originated. Based upon the handwriting, it appears that at least two of the account books may have been authored by the same individual.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dandridge is a small town located in Jefferson County, Tennessee and is the second oldest city in the state. The city was founded circa 1783 as settlers came across the Appalachian Mountains moving west. When the Tennessee Valley Authority began construction (circa 1940) of the Douglas Dam, many farms outside of Dandridge were covered by the waters of the Douglas Lake Reservoir. Thanks to the efforts of a concerned group of citizens who traveled to the Washington D.C. and lobbied for Dandridge to be preserved, the city exists today beside Douglas Lake.
Arrangement
This collection is in one box.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository