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Marchesseau and Valiton (Butte City, Mont.) Records, 1877-1883
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Marchesseau and Valiton (Butte City, Mont.)
- Title
- Marchesseau and Valiton (Butte City, Mont.) Records
- Dates
- 1877-1883 (inclusive)18771883
- Quantity
- 4 reels microfilm, (7 volumes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 264
- Summary
- Marchesseau & Valiton was a general merchandise and grocery store in Butte City, Montana Territory. The collection contains financial records for most of the business' existence.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The partnership of Marchesseau and Valiton was formed by Peter Valiton and Sophronius Marchesseau in 1876. Peter Valiton was born in France in 1832. He emigrated to the United States in 1850 and in 1865 came to Montana as a wagon-master for a mule team. He settled in Confederate Gulch where he ran a general merchandise business for one year. In 1867 he settled in Deer Lodge where he again engaged in the general merchandise business. After one year, he sold out, then bought John Grant's brewrery which he operated until 1878. He married Catherine Epler in 1875; she and their child died. In 1885, he married Anna N. King; they had four children: Francis, Peter C., Carnot, and Ribot.
Marchesseau was born at St. John's, Canada in 1828. He went to Calfornia with the gold rush, then to the Frasier River in British Columbia in 1851. He returned to California in 1860 and established a general store at American River. He arrived in Butte City, Montana Territory, in 1867 and operated a general store with Joe Lemme; this closed after one year. For a time, he purchased gold dust for Donnell, Clark & Laradie, then bought flour and loaned money in Stevensville, Montana Territory.
In 1875, Marchesseau returned to Butte City as the mining business boomed, and he and Valiton formed their partnership. They operated a general merchandise business, Marchesseau & Valiton, at Main and Granite Streets until 1878, when they closed all the departments except the grocery department. They operated the grocery department until November 1, 1883, when they sold it to L.R. Mallet and L.W. Foster.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains financial records for Marchesseau & Valiton for 1877 to 1883. There are five volumes of journals, which record customer names and purchases by date. These provided detailed information on frequency and type of purchases. There are two volumes of cash books, which list customer names but not purchases. All indicate that this store was a busy one, with many transactions recorded each day.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Marchesseau and Valiton Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically.
Location of Originals
Originals located in the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, Butte, Montana, where they were transferred from the World Museum of Mining after this microfilm was produced.
Acquisition Information
Loaned for microfilming by the World Museum of Mining, Butte, Montana, December 1968.
Processing Note
The original processors arranged and microfilmed the collection and produced a finding aid. The collection was originally numbered LC 27. In 2004, this finding aid was minimally revised and the collection was renumbered Mss 264.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Reel | ||
1 | 1: Journal | October 29, 1877-May 25, 1878 |
1-2 | 2: Journal | April 17, 1879-August 2, 1879 |
2 | 3: Cash book | September 9, 1876-February 28, 1879 |
2 | 4: Day book | March 8, 1879-August 30, 1879 |
3 | 5: Journal | August 4, 1879-February 6, 1880 |
4 | 6: Journal | July 15, 1882-January 31, 1883 |
4 | 7: Journal | February 1, 1883-August 27, 1883 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Canadian Americans--Montana--Butte
- French Americans--Montana--Butte
- General stores--Montana--Butte
- Grocery trade--Montana--Butte
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records--Montana--Butte
Occupations
- Grocers--Montana--Butte
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Marchesseau, Sophronius, b. 1828
- Valiton, Peter, b. 1832