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A.J. Davidson and Company was a Helena and Butte, Montana firm, dealing primarily in wagons, saddles, furs, and hay. This collection consists of business records (1889-1897), including sales books, ledgers, indexes to accounts, and a journal.

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Bach, Cory and Company was a Marysville, Gloster and Empire, Montana Territory, mercantile business. These records consists of financial records from the Marysville store (1879-1887), the Empire store (1887-1888) and the Gloster store (1885-1888). Also included is an informal docket (1887-1888) of cases involving Bach, Cory and Co.

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The Brady Mercantile Company, owned by T.N. Quamme and his son Gilmore Quamme, was located in Brady, Montana. This collection (1910-1950) contains correspondence, financial records, and inventories of the company. In addition there are subgroups for Gilmore Quamme's insurance business; for T.N. Quamme's legislative files (1931, 1933); and for the Pondera County Emergency Relief Committee.

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Simeon R. Buford was a Virginia City, Montana, merchant, stage line operator, and rancher. Papers include incoming correspondence (1872-1911) and outgoing correspondence (1878-1906) concerning his various business enterprises, and with family and friends. In addition, there are financial records (1872-1912), legal documents (1879-1903), and other records. There are subgroups for Buford's political activities (1886-1904), for his brother C.H. Buford (1884-1909).

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Philip Constans was a Unionville, Montana Territory, merchant and postmaster. This collection consists of twenty daybooks (1869-1886), and four indexed ledgers (1869-1877) of Constans' Unionville store. Also included are several post office receipts and registers (1869-1881).

Abstract The Hennessy Company was a mercantile business in Butte, Montana, that operated in conjunction with the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Branch stores were later established around the state. Records include financial records (1889-1947), legal documents (1905-1918), and a record of court proceedings (1910-1929). There are subgroups of records for the Centerville Branch store (1913-1917), the Butte Wholesale Grocery Company (1916-1924), the Copper City Commercial Company, of Anaconda...

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L. Auerbach and Brother was a wholesale and retail store in Helena, Montana Territory, specializing in notions, liquor, cigars, etc. The firm was owned by Leopold Auerbach and his brother William Jacob Auerbach. Records (1868-1880) include a letterpress book of outgoing correspondence, ledgers, cash sales books, daybooks, journals, inventories, etc. There is also one cash book (1878-1879) for Auerbach, Wells and Company.

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These Montana Trade Commission records (1919, 1937-1973) consists of documents for the Board of Railroad Commissioners and the State Board of Food Distributors in their capacity ex officio as the Montana Trade Commission. Records include general correspondence, filed alphabetically by correspondent, subject, and town; records of public hearings; and a gasoline price survey.