Series 2: Du Quoin Records, 1854-1897, bulk: 1854 - 1884
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
- From the Collection: Metcalf, Isaac Stevens (Person)
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
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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