Register, 1901
Name/Title
Register, 1901Entry/Object ID
1986-38Scope and Content
Register of Money Order Advices, 1901 Jan 01 - Register used in Tontitown post office beginning in 1901 to record money orders. Also referred to as register of money orders book. Also referred to as postal money order book.Context
Marbleized color; money orders recorded were from men working in mines in Wilburton (Okla.) Indian Terr. and other area mines and sending money home to their families. Several were sent to Father Bandini either because they owed him for their land or he was handling their business. Register of Money Orders from 1901 saved from the post office before it was torn down. Money was sent from men working in the mines of Wilburton, Oklahoma, to their families in Tontitown. Amounts were $1.00 and up.Collection
OBJECTSCategory
register
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