Records, 1901-1948, (bulk 1901-1904, 1946-1948).

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Records, 1901-1948, (bulk 1901-1904, 1946-1948).

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The collection contains financial ledgers and invoices of the Smith Mercantile Company. The general ledger, 1911-1942, records the names and accounts of Smith's customers. Invoices, mostly from the Charles Ilfeld Company indicate the groceries and supplies carried in the store. Most of the ledgers cover the earliest and latest years of operation, 1901-1904 and 1946-1948.

4 boxes (1.3 cu. ft.) + 10 v.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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George H. Smith, Jr. General Merchandise (Santa Rosa, N.M.)

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Smith Mercantile Company (Santa Rosa, N.M.)

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George H. Smith, Jr. opened a general store in the new railroad town of Santa Rosa, New Mexico in 1901. Originally from Minnesota, Smith came to New Mexico for health reasons. His business, first housed in a tent, was called George H. Smith, Jr. General Merchandise. The store moved into a permanent building in 1902 that featured a sign boasting, "The Peoples Store - La Tienda del Pueblo." By 1911 the business operated under the name Santa Rosa Mercantile Company. In addition to general merchandi...

Santa Rosa Mercantile Company.

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Charles Ilfeld Company

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Charles Ilfeld, born in Homburg, Germany in 1847, arrived in Santa Fe, N.M. in 1865. After working as a clerk for the mercantile business of Elsberg and Amberg he relocated to Taos to work for Adolph Letcher. In 1867 the Adolph Letcher and Company moved to Las Vegas, N.M., where Charles became a partner in the firm. Seven years later, Letcher sold his interest to Ilfeld, who changed the name of the business to Charles Ilfeld Company. Ilfeld's business eventually grew into the largest mercantile ...