Business ledgers of the White Elk vineyard, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, and 1878.

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Business ledgers of the White Elk vineyard, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, and 1878.

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Account ledgers of the White Elk vineyard for the years 1872 (HB 5), 1873 (HB 6 & 7); 1875 (HB 8); 1877 (HB 9 & 10), and 1878 (HB 11). Also included is the account ledger of George B. Smyth & Co., a meat-packing company of Keokuk, Iowa for 1873-1874 (HB 12). The company was founded by George B. Smyth (1828 - 1909) in 1852, in partnership with A.L. Connable. In 1872, the company purchased five acres of land in West Keokuk and installed a large stone cold storage.

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Barney, Hiram

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American engineer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keokuk, to W.W. Belknap, 1869 Nov. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622429 Hiram Barney (1811-1895) acquired the land in the Half-Breed Tract that would become the White Elk Vineyard in the 1840s. The vineyard was established in 1869 when Barney sent his son, Lewis Tappan Barney, a Civil War veteran, to develop and manage the vineyard. Within years, the White Elk vineyard was producing from 15,000 to 30...

Barney, Lewis T. (Lewis Tappan), 1844-1904.

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George B. Smyth & Co. (Firm)

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Smyth, George B. 1828-1909.

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White Elk Vineyard.

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