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Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1882 April 26

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 313
Image of Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner
Image of Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner

Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Sigmund Heilner starts a Baker City bank. Prosperity allows the brothers to purchase much land around Baker. Gold, discovered in the Baker area, sends a fever throughout the area that becomes highly contagious. However at this junction in the two men's lives, they mainly seemed content to supply goods to the miners. Dated April 26, 1882. Also contains a translation of the letter.

Dates

  • Creation: 1882 April 26

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

3 sheets ; 23-28 x 22-29 cm

1 envelope ; 12 x 15 cm

Language of Materials

German

English

Subjects

Genre / Form

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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