Smith business papers, 1906-1928.

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Smith, Abijah, 1857-1939. Smith business papers, 1906-1928.

Smith business papers, 1906-1928.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54099761

Summary: Small collection of correspondence, mining location notices and business ledgers relating to Abijah Smith's activities in Benson, Clifton and Globe, Arizona. There is a ledger of articles of incorporation and meeting minutes for the Benson Canning and Packing Co., dated 1916-1928, and another for the Globe National Bank, 1906-1910. There is a letterbook with copies of business letters from 1902 when Smith was cashier for the Gila Valley Bank and Trust Co. Also present are mining location notices and other documents for various Cochise County mines, dated 1916-1927; a biographical sketch of wife Mary Smith, and correspondence between Mary Smith and the First Yuma Mesa Unit Holder Association, a Yuma, Arizona property ownership group. There is also a report, with original photographs, of the San Pedro Municipal Water Conservation District concerning irrigation and use of the San Pedro River, dated 1927. The photographs are of agricultural products and an apiary of the San Pedro River Valley mostly from St. David and Pomerene including Coon's Ranch, Merrill Ranch, Post Ranch, and Wright Ranch.

.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division