#150 • Civil War Era Plantation and Estate Manuscript Ledgers Two Volumes

Part of FAR 777 - The Splendor of Yesteryear: Fine Antiques, Art & Historic Treasures (timed auction by Farmer Auctions)

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Bidding closes Dec 2, 2026 6:56 PM EST

Pair of 19th-century manuscript account ledger books bound in dark green morocco leather with gilt-stamped dentelles, raised bands, and gilt lettering to covers and spines reading "INWARDS." and "OUTWARDS." alongside "JOURNAL" and "INVOICE BOOK J. G. B." Interior leaves are hand-ruled ledger paper featuring manuscript entries dating from 1860 to 1863. Content includes estate accounting by Joshua Phipps relating to the Orville Bradley, William Bradley, and Joshua Phipps estates, noting land acreage, Rogersville town lots, corn shipments, and valuations of enslaved persons across the Solitude, Reed, Mount Pleasant, and Ripley Place plantations, as well as travel expense accounts. Both volumes feature patterned marbled endpapers and gilt page edges. Two volume set. 8.5" W x 10.5" H Location-Library