J.E. Dougherty Store Records 1870-1887

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J.E. Dougherty Store Records 1870-1887

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J.E. Dougherty (b. 1841) owned and operated a store on Crow Creek near Radersburg, Montana Territory, which sold general merchandise and agricultural implements. Records (1873-1887) consist of two ledgers, thirteen day books, and one letter.

2.5 linear feet of shelf space

Montana Historical Society Archives

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Dougherty, John E., 1841-1905

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John E. Dougherty was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada, in 1841. He taught school near Ottawa for four years. In 1870 he came to Montana Territory and taught school for a year. In 1871 he bought Billy Quinn's general store in Radersburg, which at that time was a bustling mining town. The J.E. Dougherty store sold general merchandise and farm implements to the local farmers and miners, until it closed in 1886. In addition to the store, Dougherty had a farm in the Crow Creek valley. Daugherty marrie...