Price Family account bookMS.0342Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-12 03:02:00 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Price Family account book Price, Berryman Z. (Berryman Zirkle), ?-1903 Price, Jacob, 1808-1880 MS.0342 /repositories/3/resources/421 1 items 1853-1873 Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the ledger and account book for the Price Family. This book originated with Jacob Price and was also used by his son, Berryman. The volume contains three distinct sections, including:

  • Business accounts kept by Jacob (1845-1858)
  • A roster of Berryman Z. Price's Artillery Company (circa 1864)
  • Post Civil War accounts maintained by Jacob and/or Berryman
The book contains details of supplies, goods, and services purchased and sold by the Prices, and provides insight into the economy and community ties in the New Market, Virginia area during the antebellum and post Civil War eras.

 Biographical / Historical

The Price Family settled in the New Market area of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the early 19th century. Jacob Price (1808-1880), was a prosperous farmer. He married Eleanor (Ellen) Rosenberger (1813-1865) of Rockingham County, Virginia on March 25, 1834. The couple had 4 children: Berryman Zirkle (1837-1903), George Adam, Miller A., and Mary Eleanor.

Jacob's son Berryman was a member of the New Market Artillery (Eighth Star Artillery, Danville Artillery) during the Civil War and served as a Captain and battery commander (Price's Light Artillery) after October 1864. Following the War, Berryman was a farmer and grazier in the Borden district of Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died on November 24, 1903 and is buried in the Zirkle Family Cemetery in New Market.

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Price Family account book, 1853-1873. MS 0342. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Artillery—Danville Artillery Farm life -- Virginia -- History Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)—History Virginia -- Rural conditions Ledgers (account books) Account Books New Market (Va.) -- History Price Family