The R. A. Scott Diary documents the daily routine, religious practices, farming schedules, and employment of the overseer of [rail] roads in Augusta County, Virginia, during the late nineteenth century. Also provided in the diary are detailed lists of personal finances (debits and credits), livestock births, weather conditions, and the amount of eggs sold in 1878. Brief mentions of local deaths, marriages, and accidents also appear. Among the geographical locations mentioned are Harrisonburg and Rockingham Mineral Springs. The collection includes one handwritten diary and 2 receipts: one from the State School Fund from the Stonewall School District and the other records the failure of a Mr. William Johnson to work on the railroad for one day.