Eight financial ledgers for members of the McCormick family.

Most of the ledgers are for personal finances, such as journals for cash received/disbursed as well as stock trading. Five of the ledgers appear to be for Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., though some entries continue after his death and may be for his son, Cyrus H. McCormick III. The earliest ledger (1890-1935) is for Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.’s personal expenses, and includes such entries as services for the residence and grounds of his Lake Forest estate and trips abroad. There is a copy of a 1906 legal settlement with Herman H. Kohlsaat affixed to one of the pages. Several more ledgers are also for personal expenses, including entries for loans to family members, like McCormick’s loan totaling $200,000 to Cyrus H. McCormick III for improvements on his son’s home, as well as donations to various organizations and causes. There is also a ledger for non-cash assets like stocks and bonds, and salary records. Additionally, there are two ledgers (1928-1935 cash received/disbursed, and 1927-1941 stocks and other assets) for Harold F. McCormick, and a 1923-1958 general ledger for McCormick real estate.