Name/Title
Wyeth Hardware Fire Loss Documents, 1866Entry/Object ID
AM2015.3.32Scope and Content
Wyeth Hardware Fire Loss Documents, 1866. Two ledgers detailing the inventory lost by Wyeth in a fire that consumed the entire Corby Block where Wyeth had his dry goods store.
From Old Saint Jo by Sheridan Logan, p 452-453"
(my note: about 1860). "Mr. Wyeth rented a store room and cellar in the Corby Block on the southeast corner of Market Square and put in $5000 stock of hardware.
"In 1866 a fire destroyed the entire Corby Block on Market Square, including the Wyeth Store."
A = "Insurance paid to W. M. Wyeth on a/c of loss by Fire on morning of June 21, 1866, listing 13 insurance companies and their payments totaling, $50,791.15.
B = "Statement of W. M. Wyeth Co. Loss, St. Joseph, Mo, July 21, 1866" Ledger showing total loss of $47,735.68.Collection
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Fire at Corby Block on Market Square, 1866, Wyeth, William, Wyeth Family, W. M. Wyeth Co., Corby Block, Market SquareRelationships
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Person or Organization
Wyeth, William M.