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Box 45

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

Kane family business and financial records, 1886-1943

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, bills, receipts, statements, ledgers, and other material relating to the Kane family's business activities. Includes information on the Kane Plumbing Company, Kane Gas Light & Heating, Kane Summit Hospital, and Kushequa Brick Company, as well as other enterprises. Materials date from between 1886 and 1943.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1886-1943

Letterbook, 1886-1887

 Item — Box: 45, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Letterbook, 12 February 1886-28 April 1887, no front cover & back cover is detached, damaged binding; business correspondence mostly to & from Elisha Kane & A.G. Hatry, J.J. Carter, James Callery, Charles Buckholz, James Ogilvie, E.L. Keenan, R. Brown, Ebeir Parker, William Semple, F.W. Wood, & Frank Smith.

Dates: 1886-1887

Ledger book, 1885-1892

 Item — Box: 45, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Ledger Book, 1885-1892, hardbound, damaged binding, 96 pp. (22 pp. blank). Includes 5 loose pages: ledger information for H.G. Clay, Trustee, 1 p., November 1886-November 1891; abridged ledger information for “Construction of Big Level & Kinzua Railroad,” 1 p., 15 April 1887; ledger information on “Staples and Kane Brd,” 3 pp., June 1889-January 1892.

Dates: 1885-1892

Cash book, 1887 January-February

 Item — Box: 45, Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Cash Book, 3 January-10 February 1887, hardbound, 256 pp. (254 pp. blank).

Dates: 1887 January-February

Letterpress book, 1890-1891

 Item — Box: 45, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Letterpress Book, 1890-1891, hardcover, binding falling apart, 497 pp. of letters, 24 pp. of index (11 pp. blank), includes both typed and holographic letters, majority of letters signed by Elisha K. Kane, some by Thomas L. Kane, Jr.

Dates: 1890-1891