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BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY
BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY

BANK OF DWIGHT ILLINOIS 30+ LETTERS LOT 1886, DAVID MCWILLIAMS, NEW YORK CITY

$ 13.2

Availability: 42 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
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  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: The condition of the collection is good with folds, pinholes, small tears (mostly on the document), edge wear, and some light soiling.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1900
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Type:
    Letter & Document Archive.
    Authors:
    David McWilliams [(1834-1909), President of the Bank of Dwight] and Louis Alfred Naffziger [(1860-1902), Cashier of the Bank of Dwight].
    Origin:
    Dwight, Illinois
    Recipient:
    Jonathan John Broome (1825-1908).
    Destination:
    New York City, New York.
    Date:
    1886.
    Content:
    The main content of the collection relates to the estate of Levi Payson Stone (1802-1884). There are numerous names of people, found in the letters, who owe money on loans to Payson living in Livingston County and the surrounding area. There are eighteen autographed and signed letters (ALS) found in the collection from David McWilliams.  There are ten messages from Louis Alfred Naffziger and two prepaid one cent Jefferson postcards from Naffziger in the collection.  There is also one billhead accounting paper found. All the letters have some form of
    Bank of Dwight
    letterhead and the two postcards have preprinted
    Bank of Dwight
    on the back. All the letters and material come from the year 1886. Other content includes a trip out west to Yellowstone Park (Wyoming), Hunter’s Hot Springs (Oregon), and Yosemite (California). McWilliams writes about a report he made on a trip on the Northern Pacific Railroad to Dakota and Montana. Also found is McWilliams impressions of Kentucky and the grave of Henry Clay.
    History:
    David McWilliams was president of the Bank of Dwight which he established in 1855. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees for Northwestern University. Naffziger was the cashier of the bank. Levi Payson Stone was a merchant and business partner in the dry goods firm Stone, Wood & Starr which was located in New York City. Jonathan John Broome was also a merchant located in New York City. He was one of several business partners of Stone and was one of the executors of Stone’s estate. Broome later was a partner in the dry goods firm Butler, Broome & Clapp.
    Condition:
    The condition of the collection is good with folds, pinholes, small tears (mostly on the document), edge wear, and some light soiling.
    Sources:
    For more information contact me for sources and references used in this write up.
    Item Number:
    01-08