Athens County Post Office Account Book, 1861 - 1865

The collection of Athens, Ohio business ledgers includes ledger books, account books, day books, a matriculation book, and a scrapbook. The collection covers 102 years of mercantile business representing Athens County. The books note customer accounts and merchant purchases and trades. The Grosvenor ledger also contains the minutes of the Athens County Republican Central Committee from July through August of 1876 as well as a list of the Allusiory members of the Committee. The McVay book also includes a family birth record dating back to 1840. The Post Office, school book and the Miles ledger include Ohio University accounts.