Accounts Ledgers

Scope and Content: Series consists of accounts ledgers created and maintained by John Farley and John D. Shaw in the course of conducting business as Barristers and Solicitors in St. Thomas and Rodney, Ontario, successively under the business names John Farley; Farley, Doherty & Bain; Farley & Doherty; Farley & McDonald; Farley & Travers; Farley & McLaws; John Farley; Farley & Shaw; John D. Shaw; and Shaw & Shaw. Ledgers are organized by account name (usually the names of individual or institutional clients) and most include an index of account names. Ledgers provide a record of legal work completed pursuant to each account, with associated legal fees. Series includes ledgers for the following periods: January 1871-January 1875; April 1897-June 1912, with index; June 1912-March 1923 (predominately 1912-1920), with index; September 1920-January 1927 (predominately 1920-1924), with index; February 1924-March 1928 (predominately 1924-1925), with index; January 1926-November 1930 (predominately 1926-1927), with index; November 1927-July 1931 (predominately 1927-1929), with index; and August 1929-October 1931, with index.