Montana Treasurer's Office, 1905-1909
Scope and Contents
This collection contains primarily of incoming correspondence (1902-1909) and general correspondence (1910-1917) of P.H. "Harry" Gohn and Fred G. Smith, cashiers of the Morris State Bank. This correspondence includes routine bank business as well as correspondence relating to other businesses and investments in which the bank's officers and directors were involved (Pony Electric Light Company, Elling and Morris, Morris and Flint, Citizens Telephone Company, Montana-Tonopah Mining Company, Hennepin Ore Company, and others). Other materials in the collection include court papers (1907-1916); financial records (1902-1917) including assessments, registers of daily statements and drafts, journals, daily balances, reports of condition, and tax statements; legal documents (1902-1913) including agreements, deeds, licenses, and notices of protest; subject files (1908-1917) for other businesses (including the Citizens Telephone Company, Elling and Morris, and the Indian Gold Mining Company); and miscellany (advertisements, insurance policies, sample forms, letterhead, etc.). There is a subgroup for Morris and Flint (1887-1927) which includes information on the insurance business, descriptions of local buildings being insured, and prospecti for several mining companies including Black Pine Mining Company (Butte), Dailey Group of claims (Jefferson County), Leviathan Gold Mining Company (Madison County), Rocky Mountain Exploration Company, and Stockton Copper Mining Company (Broadwater County). A subgroup for Fred G. Smith (1906-1916) concerns his insurance business.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1909
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.5 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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