Conklyn Brothers Collection

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Conklyn Brothers Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC191

Scope and Content

Documents relating to the Conklyn Brothers (C. Magnus and J. P.) business and ownership of Mordington (Happy Retreat): Drawing and specifications for Hand Railing, U.S. Post Office, Charles Town: blueprint dated Oct. 13, 1931, contained in envelope addressed to Conklyn Bros 3-year (1941-1944) Southern Fire Insurance Company policy on Mordington, issued to Conklyn Bros. Jan. 10, 1941, receipt from Washington, Alexander & Cooke for above-referenced insurance policy Empty envelope with Washington, Alexander & Cooke return address, enclosed above-referenced insurance policy 3-year (1942-1945) Southern Fire Insurance Company policy on Mordington, issued to Conklyn Bros. January 7, 1942, receipt from Washington, Alexander & Cooke for above-referenced insurance policy Undated index card entitled: "'CLAYMONT' 2" Pipe line to Spring" Notepaper entitled: "Relative to purchase of Mordington." with miscellaneous dates, names, and amounts Partial envelope with following handwriting: "Thos. C. Green and others / SPECIAL COMMSRS To / WM. H. Kable. Oct. 1st 1873 / 'Mordington' / Conklyn Bros. / Offer of $20.000.00/ August 1st 1920" Empty Potomac Light and Power envelope, postmarked 1945, with following writing: " Vouchers, / Mordington, / Property" Notepaper from The Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co., pencilled date of Jan. 5th, 1921; on reverse is pencilled "Figure showing amount due and paid on note held by Va Mitchell Trustee" Empty envelope with return address of Sears, Roebuck and Co., addressed to Mr. C M Conklyn Empty envelope with return address of Trindl Products, addressed to Conklyn Bros Handwritten receipt dated June 14, 1921, signed by Virginia L. Mitchell, Trustee Handwritten receipt dated December 16, 1921, signed by Virginia L. Mitchell, Trustee Handwritten receipt dated 1921, relating to survey, division, & plat of Mordington Handwritten receipt dated May 12, 1921, relating to survey & description of Lot #3 Handwritten receipt dated Mar. 28, 1926, on Jas. K. Hendricks, County Road Engineer letterhead, relating to survey of Mordington Partial sheet of paper with handwriting in pencil, and the following dates: Dec. 31, 1920, May 14, 1921, Jan. 29, 1921, and Apr. 9, 1921; it appears to relate to sales or acreage to T T Perry 1918 handwritten note (and envelope) from Milton Rouss, Shannon Park to Conklyn Bros. regarding carburetor Nov. 30, 1920, check payable to Laura L. Mitchell by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats Nov. 28, 1923, check payable to Briscoe Real Estate Agency by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats 2 - May 26, 1923, checks payable to Virginia L. Mitchell, Trustee by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture (1 drawn on Farmers & Merchants Depost Co.; 1 drawn on Bank of Charles Town) Nov. 30, 1922 check payable to Virginia L. Mitchell, Trustee by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats May 26, 1921, check payable to T. T. Perry by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats May 14, 1921, check payable to W.O. Norris Real Estate by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats June 7, 1922, check payable to Virginia L. Mitchell by Conklyn Bros. Rustic Furniture, Log Cabins and Boats 5 account statements of W. O. Norris with Conklyn Brothers, dated Dec. 31, 1920; Jan. 29, 1921; Apr. 9, 1921; and 2 are dated May 14, 1921 Handwritten letter dated Nov. 6, 1941, addressed to "Colector [sic] of Internal Revenue" asking to be relieved from making the Partnership Report 3-page letter from Sears, Roebuck and Co. addressed to Mr. C M Conklyn giving an estimate for the installation of a "suitable pump to be used with your drilled and cased well" and a postage-paid envelope; letter is dated Nov. 16 (but no year); 2 copies of estimate are dated Nov. 16, 1948 Partial sheet of paper with handwriting in ink, entitled; "Description of Lot 6 Mordington" Account paper entitled: "Record of Amounts Others Owe Me", but "Owe Me" is scratched out and "I Paid" is inserted by hand after "Amounts" Deed dated Nov. 27, 1920, between Virginia Lewis Mitchell, trustee and C. M[agnus] Conklyn and J. P. Conklyn for the purchase of Mordington Broadside poem entitled: "In the Land Where We Were Dreaming" by Hon. Daniel Bedinger Lucas

Acquisition

Accession

311

Source or Donor

Milton, Jeral A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1918 - 1948

Archive Size/Extent

One folder containing several different-sized individual documents.