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Milton H. Key Journal, 1857-1860, records transactions of Key's wood working business. Transactions are recorded monthly and then alphabetically by customers' surnames within each month. Each entry includes name of customer, date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased, amount owed for services rendered or items sold, total amount owed, form of payment, and total amount paid. Items sold include rocking chairs, coffins, tables, towel racks, writing tables, cribs, and bookshelves. Services rendered include building and repairing furniture items, varnishing furniture, and work on houses. Forms of payment include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as beef, lumber, flour, and bran.

Minute book, 1884-1906, of Virginia Tin Mining and Manufacturing Company that records the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors from its inception to its dissolution. Information found in the minutes includes date and location of meetings, selection of officers, by-laws, resolutions, officer reports, and decisions made by the board of directors and stockholders related to the miscellaneous activities of the company.

James Dryden Smith Shop Book, 1794, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, and amount owed. Items sold include nails, hooks, and screws. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes and making, sharpening, and repairing metallic items such as farm instruments, wagon wheels, bridle bits, and chain links.