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Series 8: Legal / Financial Files, 1834-1971

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

This series includes cancelled checks, tax information, insurance and investment documents, land deeds, bank records and other financial documents. The bulk of the series consists of real estate documents and bank books kept by both John and Evelyn McCutcheon. Several folders contain financial papers regarding John T. McCutcheon's relatives, including his father and grandfather, as indicated. See Oversize Box 103 for oversize materials, including two land grants signed by Andrew Jackson.

Dates

  • Creation: 1834-1971

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The John T. McCutcheon papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by type or subject of document. Box of cancelled checks is at the end of the series.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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