William L. Perkins Ledger 1870-1882

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William L. Perkins Ledger 1870-1882

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The William L. Perkins Ledger contains entries for both his meat and lumber businesses from 1870 to 1882. Among the listed customers are many early Bozeman residents, including Lester S. Willson, White Calfee, Samuel W. Lewis, and William H. Tracy.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Calfee, White, -b. 1840

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Perkins, William L., 1832-1892

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William L. Perkins was born on October 17, 1832 in Ohio. In 1856 he moved to Omaha, Nebraska and the following year formed a partnership with David L. Shafer to supply beef to the Omaha Indians. In 1858 Perkins moved on to Denver, Colorado, where he engaged in mining until 1862 when the gold rush to Montana Territory began. Perkins and Shafer lived in the Virginia City area until after the Civil War when they both established ranches in Gallatin County. Perkins married Mary Elizabet...

Lewis, Samuel W., 1832-1896

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Tracy, William H., 1838-1908

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Tracy helped found Bozeman, Mont. and was a prominent businessman and farmer. From the description of William H. Tracy papers, 1866-1909. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 42065281 William H. Tracy was born in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1838. He left home at age 19 and lived in Denver, Colo., where he served briefly in the Home Guard regiment of the Colorado Volunteers during the Civil War. Tracy first came to the Gallatin Valley in 1863 and helped found ...

Willson, Lester S. (Lester Sebastian), 1839-1919

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Lester S. Willson was born in Canton, New York. He enlisted as a private in the 60th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. By 1865 Willson had gained the rank of colonel of his regiment, and at the war's end he was breveted a brigadier general. He administered the Soldier's Home in Albany, New York following the war and in 1867 moved to Montana Territory to join his brother Davis in the mercantile business in Bozeman. He also served in the state legislature and with the state militia...