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Finding Aid for the Daniel Holland Ledger<br /> MUM00231<br />

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Finding Aid for the Daniel Holland Ledger


MUM00231

PURL

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00231/

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Summary Information

Repository
University of Mississippi Libraries
Title
Daniel Holland Ledger
ID
MUM00231
Date
1837-1865
Extent
1.0 Linear foot (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is a ledger, the first portion of which dates from 1837 to 1845 and appears to be for a store in Natchez, Mississippi.
The latter section is dated 1865 and concerns a Madison County, Mississippi plantation store with freedmen’s accounts.

Preferred Citation

Daniel Holland Ledger (MUM00231), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

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Scope and Content

The first portion of this ledger dates from 1837 to 1845 and appears to be for a store in Natchez, Miss. The latter section
is dated 1865 and concerns a Madison County, Miss. plantation store with freedmen’s accounts.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

University of Mississippi Libraries February 2013

Access Restrictions

The Daniel Holland Ledger is open for research.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions
of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used
for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid created by Kathryn Michaelis, February 2013.

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Related Materials

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

For more collections related to Mississippi businesses, please see the Archives’
Business and Accounting subject guide.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • ledgers (account books)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Madison County (Miss.) — History
  • Natchez (Miss.) — History

Subject(s)

  • Freedmen — Mississippi
  • Stores, Retail — Mississippi

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