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Store account book for Idaho Springs, Colorado

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 224

Scope and Contents note

Handwritten entries in an store account book. Customer names, items purchased, and prices are listed next to a customer account number. This account book gives names and details of items purchased in the local mercantile. No name is given for the store except Idaho , and no name is given for the store owner or manager. Included in the account book are some of the pioneers of 1859; William Hobbs, John Needam, A. P. Smith, A. M. Noxon, E. F. Holland, R.B. Griswold, John Silvertooth, M. B. Braeff, John W. Edwards, and others.

Dates

  • 1872-1873

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Store account book for Idaho Springs, Colorado must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Research of the individual names in this account book lead us to believe it is from the mining community of Idaho Springs, Colorado, during the year 1872.

Idaho Springs, Colorado, was the first settled town in the county. It was within its limits that the first mining was begun in 1850 on Chicago bar. About 200 miners were attracted thither, many of whom remained over winter, and in 1860 the town was perceived to be a fixed entity. Among the pioneers of 1859 who still remained in 1880 were William Hobbs, John Needam, and A. P. Smith, A. M. Noxon, E. F. Holland, R.B. Griswold, John Silvertooth, M. B. Braeff, John W. Edwards, and others, settled in 1860. In 1860 the Hukill quartz mine was discovered, and in 1861 the Scaton quartz mine and the first stamp mill was erected. In 1861 the Idaho county was organized and the county seat was located at Idaho Springs.

This account book gives names and details of items purchased in the local mercantile. No name is given for the store except Idaho, and no name is given for the store owner or manager.

Extent

1 item (358 p.)(0.08 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Mercantile account book with customer names, items purchased, prices paid, and customer numbers. Handwritten entries included for approximately one year.

Arrangement note

Arranged in chronological order.

Appraisal note

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Processing Information note

Processed; Glenda Ainsworth; 2007.

Processing Information

Processed; GlendaLynn Ainsworth; 2007.

Title
Register of Store account book in Idaho Springs, Colorado
Status
Completed
Author
Benjamin Sipes
Date
2007; 2011 April 21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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