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Accounts
Title
Accounts, 1845-1874.
Physical Description
2 items (in 2 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
Original bindings.
Accompanied by a four page introduction by Winlock W. Miller, Jr., August 4, 1926.
Provenance
From the Winlock W. Miller Collection.
Biographical / Historical Note
General William Winlock Miller was appointed surveyor of customs at Port Nisqually in 1851 and traveled overland from Illinois to Oregon arriving at Puget Sound in October. He settled in Olympia where he was twice elected mayor. Acting Governor Mason appointed Miller quartermaster general during the 1856-57 Indian wars.
Summary
The account books contain William Miller's personal records for 1852-59, his expenditures as administrator for Gen. I. I. Stevens in 1863, and his account with the Immigrant Aid Society in 1870-74. The list of purchases notes the names of merchants and method of payment. The records contain the names of settlers in Washington Territory as well as accounts kept by A. E. Woodson of Olympia in 1845-56 and records of M. T. Simmons's store in Olympia in 1850.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts 343.
William Winlock Miller Accounts. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
William Winlock Miller Accounts. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books - United States.
Occupation
Businessmen Washington (State)
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