Buskett Mercantile Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letterpress volume of outgoing correspondence (1887-1888) consisting primarily of orders for store goods and enclosures of bank deposits. However, the correspondence also includes a detailed report on the financial condition of the Buskett Mercantile Company (March 27, 1888) and a report on the Penn Yan Mine (May 22, 1888). There is also a small amount of incoming correspondence from the Granite Mountain Mining Company regarding payment of wages (1888).
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1888
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
In July 1887, the Buskett Mercantile Company was founded at Granite, Montana Territory, by William Chastine Buskett. Buskett's company functioned as a general mercantile business (replacing the Treveaille and Company Store). It also supplied wood and merchandise to the Granite Mountain Mining Company on contract and served as its unofficial paymaster and banker. William C. Buskett also owned a large share in the Penn Yan Mine, located north of Wickes, Montana, in Jefferson County.
Extent
.2 linear feet
Abstract
The Buskett Mercantile Company, located in a Granite, Montana, was a general mercantile firm, and supplied wood and merchandise to the Granite Mountain Mining Company. Collection includes outgoing letterpress book (1887-1888) and incoming correspondence (1888) from the Granite Mountains Mining Company (1888). Also included are a report on the Penn Yan Mine (May 22, 1888).
Arrangement
Arranged by series.
Physical Location
1:2-6
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Buskett Mercantile Company records 1887-1888
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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