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Series 2: Du Quoin Records, 1854-1897, bulk: 1854 - 1884

 Series

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Statements, receipts, invoices, account books, land deeds and agreements, and tax documents relating to the management of land and a coal mining company in Du Quoin, Illinois, owned by Isaac Stevens Metcalf and/or Metcalf’s business partner Chester A. Keyes. Includes land agreements between the two business partners and individuals buying plots of land, payroll information for coal mining labor, invoices for supplies, property tax receipts, and statements of amounts of coal mined per month or year.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854-1897
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1854 - 1884

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically.

Repository Details

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

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