L. H. Hershfield & Co. Sight Draft Check


Sight draft check issued by L. H. Hershfield & Co. on June 25, 1867, payable to George Clark. The check lacks a bank name. L. H. Hershfield & Co. was a prominent banking firm in Helena, Montana, originally established as L. H. Hershfield and Co. in Virginia City, Montana Territory. It later operated as L. H. Hershfield and Bro. before entering receivership in 1897. The firm was founded by Lewis Hershfield, a successful Jewish businessman in the American West.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Clark, George
  • L. H. Hershfield & Co.
  • HERSHFIELD, L. H.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 11, Folder 3