J.E. Dougherty Store Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the J.E. Dougherty general merchandise store, including two ledgers, thirteen daybooks, and one business letter to Mrs. J.E. Dougherty.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1887
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
John E. Dougherty was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada, in 1841. He taught school near Ottawa for four years. In 1870 he came to Montana Territory and taught school for a year. In 1871 he bought Billy Quinn's general store in Radersburg, which at that time was a bustling mining town. The J.E. Dougherty store sold general merchandise and farm implements to the local farmers and miners, until it closed in 1886. In addition to the store, Dougherty had a farm in the Crow Creek valley. Daugherty married Eliza Jane Clark on February 7, 1875. They had three children. John E. Dougherty died in an accident in 1905.
Extent
2.5 linear feet
Abstract
J.E. Dougherty (born 1841) owned and operated a store on Crow Creek near Radersburg, Montana Territory, which sold general merchandise and agricultural implements. Records (1873-1887) consist of two ledgers, thirteen day books, and one letter.
Arrangement
Arrangement by series. Some material housed in Manuscript Volumes. See inventory below for more information.
Physical Location
7:1-2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the J.E. Dougherty Store records 1870-1887
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
- Date
- 2004
- 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 in 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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