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General Ledger, 1884-1886, of the Planters and Mechanics Bank, was used to keep track of monies received and paid. Entries document the bank's controlling accounts such as stock, trustees' commission accounts, cash accounts, and bills receivable. Entries under several named accounts detail the bank's business dealings with individual creditors, and include such businesses as National Bank of Virginia; Franklin Bank, Baltimore, Md.; Riggs and Company, Washington, D.C.; and Union National Bank, New York, N.Y. Entries are arranged chronologically under account heading. Information found in each transaction include the date of transaction along with amounts paid and received. Each transaction also provides a corresponding page number where the transaction can be located in the Tellers Book, 1883-1886, included in the collection.

Cashbook, 1871, of an unidentified tobacco business records the company's activities in Petersburg (Va.) and Nottoway County (Va.). The cashbook records cash recieved and expenses paid out by the company related to its activities in the tobacco industry. The list of monies paid out include information about tobacco supplies purchased, rent, and postage. Entries were added on an almost daily basis for January through February 1871.

Webb and Sandford Ledger, 1878-1879, was included as an exhibit in a Petersburg (City) chancery cause that dissolved the livery business. Part of the ledger was used as a cashbook recording cash received from customers and cash paid out for livestock, hay, and feed. The rest of the ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes date, type of transaction, and monies owed. Customers made payments for the hire of saddle horses, board of cattle and horses, feed, shoeing, and medicine.