Chisos Mining Company records 1905-1943, undated bulk 1928-1942, undated

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Chisos Mining Company records, 1905-1943, undated, bulk 1928-1942, undated

Chisos Mining Company records 1905-1943, undated bulk 1928-1942, undated

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The Chisos Mining Company records document the operations of a quicksilver mining company during the first half of the twentieth century in Texas's Big Bend. Types of records include correspondence, receipts, advertisements and other ephemera, and ledgers. Dates of records range from 1905, shortly after the founding of the company, to 1943, and undated, just after the company declared bankruptcy and ceased operations, with the bulk falling between 1928 and 1942. The majority of the correspondence consists of letters and telegrams between company president Howard E. Perry and various general managers of the Chisos Mining Company and letters between the Chisos Mining Company and its commercial suppliers. Other notable correspondence includes letters to and from postmaster, store manager and school board member G.E. Babb. Other records include invoices and shipping receipts from suppliers, receipts for purchases made at the company store by Chisos Mining Company employees, and receipts for cash-on-delivery packages received through the Terlingua post office. The last series consists of accounting ledgers and books, which includes blotters, check registers, and a coupon book.

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