Wartelle, A. L. Account book, 1826-1839. 1 vol. Location: J:6. Account book of Pierre Gabriel Wartelle contains records of charges for small household goods, tobacco, cosmetics, cloth, articles of clothing, and other items probably sold at a plantation store near Moundville Plantation in Washington, St. Landry Parish, La. The account book was later used as a scrapbook by A.L. Wartelle, who pasted clippings of newspaper articles and poems on the some of the first and last pages of the volume, covering up some of the original account notations. Account book in French, with newspaper clippings in English. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 440.

Weydig, Martin. Business card, circa 19th century. 1 item. Location: E:Imprints. New Orleans manufacturer of saddles, harnesses, and hose. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.

Williams, Emma. Account book, circa 1850-1900. 1 vol. Location: J:7. Resident of Slaughter, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Account book of Williams listing names and payments made. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 449.

Waterman and Burgess. Letters, 1834, 1836. 2 items. Location: Misc.:W. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Letters to the Troy Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company of Fall River, Massachusetts, pertain to the expectation of a revival in the Mexican trade, and to prices paid for cotton, particularly from the Red River area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 894, 1417.

Wartelle, Ferdinand M. Ledger, 1878-1896. 1 vol. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:W. Planter of Moundville Plantation, Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Plantation ledger records wages paid to field hands, debts and earnings of tenant farmers, and purchases made by hands or tenants at a plantation store. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2650.

White, Maunsell, ca. 1780-. Letterbook, 1845-1850. 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf.:W., Misc.:W. Sugar planter of Deer Range Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Letterbook containing family and business letters dealing with sugar planting, processing, and slavery; politics; support for a university in Louisiana; and the planning and construction of the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge. Original letterbook is located at the University of North Carolina Library. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2888.

Whittington, H. K. Invoice book, 1897-1899. 1 vol. Location: J:17. Dry goods merchant, of Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (1897-1898); and grocer of Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Volume containing invoices, statements of accounts, receipts for payments, and letters of acknowledgment for goods from wholesale merchants, chiefly in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1146.

Washburn, W. W. Washburn & Hesler ledger, 1861-1862. 1 vol. Location: M:19.W. W. Washburn and J. J. Hesler were Confederate sutlers for the 7th Louisiana Regiment at Manassas, Virginia, during the Civil War. Indexed ledger containing accounts of merchandise purchased by officers and soldiers. Entries list the price and type of merchandise purchased, Washburn and Hesler's expenses, profits and losses, and freight accounts. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2289.

Wilkins, W. W. (William Webb), d. 1859. Letters, 1848-1852. 6 items. Location: Misc:W. Plantation owner and saw mill operator of East Carroll Parish and St. James Parish. Collections contains six letters from Wilkins to his brother, Edmund, in North Carolina, concerning crops, plantation life, slaves, and his neighbors. Available on microfilm 5322: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 1, Reel 10. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4005.

Trescott, J. M. Ledger, 1837, 1840. 1 vol. Location: G:7. Merchant of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, successor of Trescott and Wakeman. Entries give name of account, items purchased, amount charged, and notation of payment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1100.