General stores -- Indian Territory

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Three account books (1872-1874), a fire insurance policy (1889), and various statements and receipts (1879-1880) from the Hester Mercantile Store, Boggy Depot, Indian Territory, owned by George B. Hester. The collection also contains printed election returns (1930-1948) from Atoka County, Oklahoma.

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Ledgers (1902-1907) detailing the daily commerce of the Choska Trading Company, a general merchandise store which operated in the Creek Nation villages of Choska and Porter, Indian Territory.

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Ledgers (1896-1922), including daybooks (1898-1918), cashbooks, notary records (1904-1906), funeral records (1901-1911), ginners' cotton books, and books recording cotton bought and sold from the company's general store and cotton ginning operation. Also included in this collection are a petition from Spiro, Indian Territory regarding the relocation of the U.S. District Court, and the Treasurer's records from a Spiro-area school district.

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General correspondence (1912-1930), bills of lading (1911-1921), account ledgers (1904-1928), and orders (1914-1924) of the Zweigel Mercantile Company of Atoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. The collection also includes oil, gas and mining leases (1935) to Choctaw Indian lands.