Why had he brought with him such old ledgers, rather than leaving them at his parents' house?

That was why Amon prized a certain page in the old ledger.

Henry's been going through the old ledgers but cannot find any sign of a fiddle.

It was at the bottom of a pile he'd dismissed as holding nothing but old ledgers.

My, my, how this old ledger brings back the memories.

First, the old ledger describing a journey into the mountains over fifty years ago.

Once in his study, he began to look through the older ledgers.

I picked up the oldest ledger and the newest one and opened them both to the first page.

The old ledger lay open, showing names written next to orders for goods.

I decided Father doesn't need all these old ledgers cluttering up his office.