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Trade Card -R. N. Hershfield Jeweler......children playing--girl in swing......920 Main Street, Leavenworth Kansas. Colonel R. N. Hershfield, a jeweler, commanded the Leavenworth Militia during General Price's incursion into western Missouri in September 1864. From William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. "R. N. HERSHFIELD (1838?-1922) came to Leavenworth in November, 1856, and engaged in watch repairing. In 1857 he constructed a small store, 20x24, on Chestnut street, between Second and Third, his stock the first year amounting to about $1,000 and sales about $2,000. His sales now range from $300,000 to $350,000 per annum, and he employs three traveling salesmen, who give attention to sales on road exclusively; also two who sell clocks. Mr. J. V. Ellard is general manager of the store, having been associated with Mr. Hershfield for the last seven years. His manufacturing foreman, Henry Worth, and his chief engraver, Fred Daubler, both learned their business in the employ of Mr. Hershfield, the former having been with him over twelve years. The manufacturing department was added in 1860, and now employs twelve men. Noah Mitchell was associated with Mr. H. in business from 1860 to 1875, when he moved to New York and engaged in diamond dealing." In the Civil War Colonel R.N. Hershfield was commanding officer of the 7th regiment, Kansas State Militia B'nai B'rith Certificate to R. N. Hershfield, 9/16/1876, is held by Kansas University in the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City Collection.

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Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 11