Box 4267.002
Container
Contains 25 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Zellers Grocery Account Book, circa 1900
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
This file contains a small cloth-bound account book belonging to Ben Zellers. The inside front and both back covers feature advertisements for Royal Baking Powder. According to the back cover, "The United States Government Report shows the Royal to be the purest and strongest baking powder in [sic] the market." Most of the book's pages are blank.
Dates:
circa 1900
William H. Drake Letters, 1900-1901
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
This file contains two letters written to William H. Drake of Maine regarding a legal matter. The first letter was written by Clyde C. Potter of Waltham, Massachusetts, asking Drake about meeting in Auburn, Maine, to discuss the case, and the second is from John Morrill, Drake's lawyer, also about the case, the details of which are not given.
Dates:
1900-1901
J. Carr Letter, 1901 February 6
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter from J. Carr of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the N. N. Hill Brass Company about an order.
Dates:
1901 February 6
Frank Nash Letter, 1901 April 25
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter from Frank T. Nash of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Zoe Seevers in Des Moines, Iowa, about a collection of bills and receipts relating to a building.
Dates:
1901 April 25
Jenks Brothers, Wholesale Portrait and Frame Dealers Letters, 1903-1918
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
This file contains materials related to Jenks Brothers, Wholesale Portrait and Frame Dealers, in Freeport, Illinois. Two of the letters are from New Mexico, concerning the Jenks's Brothers property lease; while another, from Redlands, California, describes available land opportunities in California. There is also an invoice for stone mason work.
Dates:
1903-1918
Thomas L. Sowell Certificates, 1904-1905
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
This file contains two certificates dated March 20, 1904, and January 26, 1905, from Alabama State Auditor Thomas L. Sowell, granting the American Surety Company of New York the authority to become "sole surety on all bonds or undertakings required or permitted by laws of this state" or by other municipal regulations.
Dates:
1904-1905
W. L. Gilbert Letters, 1904-1932
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
This file contains letters addressed to Professor W. L. Gilbert in Jonesboro, Georgia, regarding a "Directory of Georgia Teachers" that he circulated, or containing references to lists of teachers active in a number of states in the US South, including Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Alabama. In one letter of March 12, 1912, the writer asks to know about available "white male" teachers and says he "Could not use colored at all." Another letter protests details of a listing in the Georgia...
Dates:
1904-1932
L. W. Goodman Farm Ledger, 1904-1937
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
This file contains a ledger with L. W. Goodman's account of annual farm expenses and income in Sulphur Springs, Indiana.
Dates:
1904-1937
Luther Miller Letter and Bill , 1905 October 24
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
This file contains a one-page letter to Mr. J. H. Parker in Unionville, Missouri, from Luther Miller, Cambria, Iowa, asking Parker to "come up and buy some good stuff"; as well as a "sale bill" for Parker regarding the Hotel Savoy in Kansas City, Missouri. Miller's letterhead reads: "Luther Miller, Real Estate and Live Stock of All Kinds. Draft Horses a Specialty."
Dates:
1905 October 24
Will R. Thorpe Letters, 1905
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
This file contains letters to Will R. Thorpe of Milton Junction, Wisconsin, from F. C. Buten of Chicago, Illinois, concerning the sale of some property of Buten's.
Dates:
1905
Letter from Geo Stubb to Ren S. S. Clark, 1905 December 15
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
This file contains one two-page letter from Geo Stubb in Alphena, Michigan, to Ren S. S. Clark in Detroit, asking Clark to participate in developing and selling plots of land Stubb owns on Lake Eream.
Dates:
1905 December 15
Lloyd W. Gates Letters, 1911
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
This file contains letters to and from Lloyd W. Gates, an attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, regarding estates and divorce cases.
Dates:
1911
John C. Calhoun Letter, 1911 December 26
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter from John C. Calhoun, a dentist in Owensboro, Kentucky, to L. W. Gates of Louisville, Kentucky, about an outstanding account.
Dates:
1911 December 26
Ledger Page, 1913-1914
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
The file contains one sheet (Pages 18 and 19) from a ledger listing amounts with notations for shares, dividends, meetings, rent, and cash. One column is specifically for the months of October-December 1913 and January-March 1914. Page 19 of the ledger is blank.
Dates:
1913-1914
J. W. Crowdus Drug Company Letter and Receipt, 1915 September 15
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter and a receipt to A. Peter and Company of Louisville, Kentucky, from the J. W. Crowdus Drug Company, Dallas, Texas, about a shipment of goods, including medicine, ink, grape juice, and bottles.
Dates:
1915 September 15
S. J. Schrock Estate Disbursement Statement, 1921 May 9
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
This file contains a disbursement statement for the S. J. Schrock Estate, from Farmers State Bank of Shipshewana, Indiana.
Dates:
1921 May 9
Roy A. Jones Correspondence, 1925-1927
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
This file contains nineteen letters or documents addressed to Roy Jones in Newton, Alabama, with copies of several of his replies. Almost all of the correspondence relates to the estate of Mittie K. Hayley, of which Jones was the executor. Included are official documents concerning the probating of the will, and several letters to and from the Home and Foreign Missionary Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention, to which Hayley made a sizeable bequest. The remaining correspondence is to Jones...
Dates:
1925-1927
Swans Down Cake Flour Advertisement, 1927
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
This file contains one folded four-page advertisement for Swans Down Cake Flour sent out from the Educational Department of Igleheart Brothers, Inc. The ad includes a testimonial letter from a bride who says that Swans Down makes her cakes and pies turn out perfectly, and three pages of recipes for baked goods that can be made with the flour, including quick rusks, quick Sally Lunn, and apple cake, with illustrations of the treats.
Dates:
1927
Alfred Fandek Letter, 1927 October 31
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
This file contains one letter written by Fandek from Ashland, Wisconsin, to F. M. Sarver, manager of Dixie Land Kennels in Herrick, Illinois, regarding his disappointment with a rabbit dog ordered from the company.
Dates:
1927 October 31
State of Alabama Department of Revenue Tax Tokens, between 1929 and 1939
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
This file contains sixteen State of Alabama Department of Revenue tax tokens in a tin container. The tokens are made from metal, plastic, and cardboard.
Dates:
between 1929 and 1939
John A. Simpson Letter, circa 1930 December 31
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
This file contains by John A. Simpson on stationery for the Cavalier Hotel in Washington, DC. Simpson mentions a pending meeting in Lima on 22 January.
Dates:
circa 1930 December 31
Orville Reeve Dixie Kennel Order Form, 1933
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter and order form sent to Dixie Hound Kennels, Incorporated, in Herrick, Illinois. In the form, Orville Reeve of Black Earth, Wisconsin, orders a hunting dog from the kennel, indicating that he wants it to hunt "coon and skunk" game.
Dates:
1933
Buck's Diary, 1934
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
This file contains one bound diary with entries relating to business matters, specifically manual labor. Each entry lists the person or entity the author worked for, the specific job done, and the amount of money paid for the job. The diary is inscribed "to Buck from Florence." There is a note written on the flyleaf by the donor, which reads: "farm worker near Monck, Ill."
Dates:
1934
Charles Scott Letter, 1858 April 2
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter from Charles Scott of Lynchburg, Virginia, to F. B. Beane of Richmond, Virginia, requesting a copy of a contract.
Dates:
1858 April 2
Letter from Harry to A. C. Dolsey, 1917-03-25
File — Box: 4267.002, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
This file contains a letter to Miss A. C. Dolsey in New York from her employer, Harry, who was in Asheville, North Carolina. He gives her instructions regarding paperwork.
Dates:
1917-03-25