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Business and family papers of the Bozarth family.

One journal, August 11 - December 31, 1867, and one daybook, March 17 - November 21, 1868 of Brinker & Harris, merchants, of Middletown, Frederick County, Va.

Journal, 1830-1831, of an unidentified merchant in Buckingham County, Va. 298 p. : bound volume ; 40 cm.

Journal, 1860-1863, of Caleb Chandler, tanner, Strasburg [Shenandoah County, Va.]

Journals, 1803-1804, of an unidentified furnace (C. Furnace).

Account book, 1801-1803, which is a ledger and journal of an unidentified merchant at Charles Town, Virginia [W. Va.]

Journal, 1837-1844, of Curtis, Jones & Co., merchants, Gloucester Court House, Va.

Journal, 1853-1857, of Daniel G. Smith, merchant, of Leesburg, Va., which includes a list of slaves with a record of provisions and shoes; sketch of lime kiln; recipes; and medical cures.

Consists of 1 volume, functioning as a journal and account book, 1974-1977, of Devils Lake Trading Post, an amusement park located near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The following information was provided by the seller: "Each day has an entry with who worked, what was done, what the weather was like, etc. There are records of items purchased bills, dates, and amounts workers were paid. There are receipts and records of income generated from coin machines, go-carts, bikes, mini golf, dodge-em cars, concessions and more. Daily income is recorded. There are workers names and phone numbers and even some un-cashed checks in the back."

This collection consists of a physician's daybook kept by Dr. George Williamson of New Market, Virginia, whose practice extended throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Spanning 1807-1819, the daybook records names of patients, treatments, and payments (for both Caucasians and African Americans). Treatments range from inoculations and venereal disease to all night vigils.