Series 2: Financial Volumes

The FINANCIAL VOLUMES are arranged chronologically and consist of three ledgers and fifteen account books. Most of the entries in the ledgers were made daily. The work ledger, dated 1937, has a few pages in the back, with dates, that pertain to how many hours Ralph Wood worked and how much he was paid. The payroll ledger, dated 1885, contains an alphabetical listing of employees. The employee and produce ledger covers the years 1914-1915, 1921, and 1924. These records include breeding records, cream accounts, poultry income and expenses, and employee hours and costs. The fifteen account books are dated between 1875 and 1928. They cover various aspects of farming and household expenses. The owner of most of these volumes is unknown but, because of the “R” on the binding, they are assumed to be written by Ralph.

Box 6 Folder 1: Work ledger, 1937
Box 6 Folder 1: Payroll ledger, 1885
Box 6 Folder 1: Employee and Produce ledger, 1914-15, 1921, 1924

Account Books

Box 6 Folder 2: Jan. 1875-[Aug. 1876], 1901 and 1902, 1908, 1908 and 1909, Jan.-April 1909, 1910
Box 6 Folder 3: 1913, May 1913-May 1914, 1915, Jan.-May 1916
Box 6 Folder 4: 1917 (2), 1918 and 1919, 1920 and 1921, 1928