Papers, 1869-1897.

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Papers, 1869-1897.

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The Elsberg papers consist of court documents related to Elsberg's complaint against his business partner Jacob Amberg and other New Mexico merchants in 1869. In the collection are transcripts of the original complaint and responses to the complaint by Herman Ilfeld, Samuel B. Wheelock, Adolph Letcher and Charles Ilfeld. In addition to these papers, several documents related to the establishment of a business by Charles Ilfeld in Tecolote, New Mexico, and his hiring of David Winternitz to run the business are included. One copy of a periodical, The Wool record, is also included. Items are handwritten and typed.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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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 ...

Ilfeld, Charles, 1847-

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Amberg, Jacob.

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Elsberg, Gustave.

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Gustave Elsberg, merchant, formed a business association with Jacob Amberg in Westport, Kansas, in 1855. The firm was called Elsberg and Amberg and traded in goods throughout the eastern United States and northern Mexico. In 1856 the firm moved its offices to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Elsberg spent much of his time in New York operating as a purchasing agent for Elsberg and Amberg, as well as for other New Mexico mercantile firms including those of Adolph Letcher and Charles Ilfeld. In 1869, Elsberg...

Letcher, Adolph.

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Adolph Letcher and Company

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Ilfeld, Herman.

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Elsberg and Amberg (Firm)

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