Belt, Butler and Company bills of sale
Collection — Folder: S1923
Identifier: S1923
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three bills of sale for furs purchased from George W. Turner by Belt, Butler and Company, exporters of raw furs and ginseng. The purchases were of pelts from skunks, raccoons, opossums, red foxes, minks, sheep, and other animals. The bills of sale are a record of prices at the turn of the last century.
Dates
- 1887-1894
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
George W. Turner was a trapper working out of Cold Springs, Indiana, in the late 1880s and early 1890s.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from William Reeves on 1978/07/26.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998 Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/15 by Jennifer Carter.
- Title
- Belt, Butler and Company bills of sale
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
