Bound Letter Books and Account Ledgers

Scope and content:

The letter books contain copies of outgoing correspondence, typically typed in ink and containing signatures of the originating correspondent (Buford). They also contain handwritten indexes which reference the names of correspondents and pages on which they can be found. The account ledgers contain financial account transactions. Correspondence "letter books" are listed first and ledgers are listed last; both are in chronological order according to start date. Letter Books 3, 5, and 6 do not exist.

Processing information:

Letter books 1-11 were numbered by the creator; numbers are marked on the covers of the volumes. Letter books beyond number 11 and ledgers were assigned numbers by Special Collections staff to facilitate retrieval from the stacks.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Bound volumes are damaged and extremely fragile. Handle with care.

Parent restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Some documents are fragmented and brittle, especially in box 69. Bound letter books and account ledgers (volumes) are all in poor condition with damage to spines and covers. Onionskin paper inside volumes is extremely fragile. In some of the volumes, the ink has faded greatly, making many of the letters very difficult to read or completely illegible. Handle with care.

Parent terms of access:

This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials (https://library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/publishing).

The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials.

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