<?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" mainagencycode="US-viw">John-M-Blankenbeker-Ledgers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Blankenbeker, John M.</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the John M. Blankenbeker Ledgers <num>Mss. MsV Ad3-MsV Ad8</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-08-13</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:39:15 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.70 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1849/1866" type="inclusive">1849-1866</unitdate>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John_M._Blankenbeker" xlink:title="John M. Blankenbeker"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>John M. Blankenbeker Ledgers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Ledgers; 1849-1869; kept in Madison County, Va. by blacksmith John M. Blankenbeker. Six ledgers:</p><p> 1849-1850, 1851-1854, 1856-1858, 1859-1862, 1860-1863 and 1863-1869.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Account books</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Ledgers (Accounting)</genreform>
    <occupation source="local">Blacksmithing--Virginia</occupation>
    <occupation source="local">Forging</occupation>
    <subject source="local">Madison County (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
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