H-R (correspondents include W.L. Hall, John Healy, S.E. Hoffman, S.L. Holzman, S.S. Huntley, Fred J. Kiesel and Company, Hugh Kirkendall, Kountz Brothers, S.W. Langhorne, S.E. Larabie, I.S. Mullaly, Penobscot and Snowdrift Consolidated Mining Company, Raymond Brothers, John H. Rumping), 1879
Scope and Contents
Records of the Merchants National Bank and its predecessors L.H. Hershfield & Co. and L.H. Hershfield & Bro. include incoming correspondence (1864-1897); outgoing correspondence (1866-1869, 1871-1873, 1876, 1879-1897); court papers (1864-1897); financial records (1865-1897), including ledgers, depositors daily balances, cash books, etc.; legal documents (1861-1896); organizational materials (1882-1897) including articles of association, minutes, etc.; a subject file (1868-1896) concerning the bank's various investments, L.H. Hershfield's Republican Party activities, etc; and miscellany (1866-1894). The Merchants National Bank Receivership Subgroup contains incoming and outgoing correspondence (1897-1903) of receiver Eugene T. Wilson; court papers (1897-1901); financial records (1897-1898, 1902); and an agreement (1901). In addition, there are smaller subgroups for the United Hebrew Benevolent Association (1879-1885); and for the White Sulphur Springs Association (1883-1896) concerning operation of the resort hotel.
Dates
- Creation: 1879
Language of Materials
English German Yiddish
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 90 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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