C-G (correspondents include E.W. Carpenter, H. Clark and Company, Colorado National Bank, Continental National Bank, John Schuyler Crosby, Moses Daggett, Byron DeWitt, J.E. Dougherty, William T. Eldridge, First National Bank of Dillon, First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs, Frankford Steel Company, Herman Freiler, J.D. Gildart), 1885
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: 1885
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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