Frank Teck papers, 1899-1933.

Morse Hardware Company

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Founded in 1884 by Robert I. Morse, The Morse Hardware Company is one of the oldest, continually operating family owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest. The company began as a retail business with the slogan "Sell 'em Low, Send and Get More" and expanded into wholesale trade, becoming a major supplier to new businesses that served the region. Upon the death of Robert I. Morse in 1920, his eldest son, Cecil A. Morse, assumed the duties of the president and general man...

Morse, R. I. (Robert I.), 1859-1920

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Harris, Daniel Jefferson, 1826-1890

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Teck, Frank, 1869-1933.

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Frank Teck was a local reporter and historian who wrote many articles related to Whatcom County's history and development. Teck was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1869, attended Morehead College, and then in 1890 headed west eventually making his way to Whatcom County. He made a name for himself as a writer once a series of articles he wrote for Sunset magazine were published. Over his lifetime he wrote for the Seattle Post-intelligencer, Seattle Star, Seattle Times, Union Record, Bellingham A...

Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...