<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Edward C. Laird account book<num>MS.0187</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-12 03:01:44 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Edward C. Laird account book</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Laird, Edward C. (Edward Chambers), 1854-1938</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0187</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 items</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1872-1875</unitdate>
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    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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  <scopecontent id="aspace_231793a4d2983bd6740dc95487862131">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of the account book of Edward C. Laird and contains entries for cadet expenses (1872-1875).</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Edward C. Laird account book, 1872-1875. MS 0187. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Edward Chambers Laird was born in 1854 in Boydton, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1875. He died in 1938.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1875</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Account Books</genreform>
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