Check from R. N. Hershfield to Kountze Bros., September 28, 1877


Check dated September 28, 1877, issued by R. N. Hershfield of Leavenworth, Kansas, payable to Kountze Bros. The check includes a vignette depicting the successor firm "Hershfield & Mitchell." Biographical information on R. N. Hershfield is included, detailing his career in watchmaking and retail in Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1856 to 1877. Information from William G. Cutler's *History of the State of Kansas* (1883) is cited.


Associated People/Businesses

  • R. N. Hershfield (Firm)
  • Kountze Bros
  • Hershfield, R.N. / Mitchell, Noah

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Arc.MS.56, Box 2