Lincoln S. Jones was born in 1860 in Indiana. He moved to Missoula County, Montana, as a young man, where he met his wife, Adah. The two were married in 1891 and soon had two sons, Lincoln Jr. and Charlie. Jones moved his family to the Flathead Indian Reservation between 1900 and 1902. The Jones family was among the white first residents of Ronan, Montana, where Mr. Jones was employed as an Indian trader. The allotment of native lands in 1909, made possible by the Dawes Act (1887), opened the Reservation to a flood of new settlers.
The collection consists of a 1902 accounting ledger from Lincoln Jones' trading company. It includes accounts for many of the local pioneers and Indians around the Ronan area. The ledger does not itemize smaller items but does note specifics on larger purchases such as a cow, a saddle, and a threshing bill.
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.
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[Name of document or photograph number], Lincoln S. Jones Ledger, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Custodial history unknown.
Gift of Anna T. and Phillip H. Beckwith through Friends of the Library, 1963.
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