Records, 1851-1933 (bulk, 1852-1865).

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Records, 1851-1933 (bulk, 1852-1865).

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Records include: I. Merchant records include account books of the Ladd and Tilton Mercantile. These volumes record the names of purchasers, amounts of purchases, and items purchased. II. The Ladd & Tilton Bank was given the responsibility to pay Indian war volunteers and merchants for salaries and items the troops required; information includes conscripts' names and the amounts volunteers were reimbursed for use of their horses. III. Bank records contain ledgers which include amounts payable and receivable (1859-1868), bills bought by Ladd & Tilton (1860-1865), lot books (1860-1865), depositors balances, makers and owers, loans (1859-1878), mortgages (1873-1908), signature book, and minutes (1908-1931) of stockholders' meetings.

1 cu. ft. (2 boxes)43 v.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Tilton, Charles E., 1827-1901

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Ladd, William Sargent, 1826-1893.

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William Sargent Ladd was born in Holland, Vermont in 1826. He arrived in Portland, Oregon in 1851 and took a job as a clerk in a mercantile store (which he later purchased). In 1854, after serving one term on the city council, Ladd was elected mayor of Portland. With his business partner Charles E. Tilton, Ladd later established the first bank in Oregon (1859), the Ladd & Tilton Bank. Over the course of his business career, he acquired extensive property holdings and a number of profitable c...

Ladd & Tilton Bank (Portland, Or.)

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The Ladd & Tilton Bank, established in 1859, was the first bank in Oregon. It's beginning capital stock was $50,000 and in three years the capital tripled. William S. Ladd managed the daily affairs of the bank while Charles E. Tilton lived in San Francisco where he operated his own business interests. Banking affairs were discussed in correspondence between the two partners. The bank's main practice was collecting debtors' money for local businesses. From the description of Recor...