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Bills of lading (Wells Fargo), 1878-1879

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Greenhood, Bohm and Company was a Helena, Montana, clothing and liquor wholesaler with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Virginia City, Montana. Records include incoming, outgoing, and interoffice correspondence (1876-1891); miscellaneous financial records (1876-1893) including cash books, journals, daybooks, invoices (incoming/outgoing), orders, ledgers, and freighting records; court papers (1875-1888); legal documents (1878-1888) The Interoffice Correspondence (1877-1891) provides information about the business of wholesale merchandising in nineteenth century Montana through the owners, Frederick Bohm and Isaac Greenhood, and their salesmen, Leo Guiterman, John Hugl, and J.G. Hammer. The Financial Records (1876-1893) follow the company's activities from its earliest days to its bankruptcy in 1892, documenting fluctuations in the Montana business cycle. There is a subgroup for William Muth's receivership of the company, which includes financial records (1877-1893), entitled, Receivership (William Muth).

Dates

  • Creation: 1878-1879

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 14 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

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