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Louisa Burton Ledger, 1889-1895
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Burton, Louisa, 1838-1913
- Title
- Louisa Burton Ledger
- Dates
- 1889-189518891895
- Quantity
- 1 volume
- Collection Number
- Collection 1368, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Louisa Burton Ledger lists transactions from 1889 to 1895. Information includes the surname of the stockgrower, the number and dates of cattle or horses pastured, and prices charged. There are also brief household account entries, and some data on vegetable sales to Bozeman residents.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Louisa Stone was born on March 17, 1838 in Missouri. She married Samuel King and the couple had 11 children. In 1864 the King family moved to Alder Gulch, Montana, and afterwards to the outskirts of Bozeman where Samuel died in 1873. In April 1875 Louisa married Mark Burton and the couple lived on the King property until Mark's death in 1883. In partnership with her son, Granville A. King, Louisa rented pasture at her farm to area stockgrowers and sold garden produce. She died on January 8, 1913.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Louisa Burton Ledger lists transactions from 1889 to 1895. Information includes the surname of the stockgrower, the number and dates of cattle or horses pastured, and prices charged. There are also brief household account entries, and some data on vegetable sales to Bozeman residents.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle trade
- Cattle trade -- Montana -- History
- Livestock
- Livestock -- Montana -- History
Geographical Names
- Montana
Form or Genre Terms
- History
- Ledgers (account books) -- Montana -- Bozeman
Kim Allen Scott, 2014
January 23, 2017
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