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Parkin Store Ledger Books
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  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History
  • Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Parkin Store ledger books
    Creator: Parkin, Henry S.
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.880
    Physical Description: 1.3 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1913-1918
    Abstract: Henry S. Parkin was a trader and married to a Sioux woman. The Parkin Store, later called the Cannonball Mercantile Company, operated in Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota from 1879 to 1930. A majority of their clientele were Sioux Indians. The collection consists of two leather-bound ledgers from the Parkin Store from 1913-1916 and 1915-1918.
    Language of Material: English .

    Biographical Note

    Henry S. Parkin was a trader and married to a Sioux woman. The Parkin Store, later called the Cannonball Mercantile Company, operated in Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota from 1879 to 1930.

    Scope and Contents

    This is a collection of two leather-bound ledgers from the Parkin Store, later called the Cannonball Mercantile Company, from the Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota. The ledgers are marked "Ledger B," 1913-1916 and "B Ledger," 1915-1918, and contain the accounts of the Parkin Store customers, most of whom were Sioux Indians. The collection also includes a couple of photocopied pages of biographical information from the Indian Office Reports of 1891 and 1894.

    Preferred Citation

    Parkin Store Ledger Books, 1913-1918, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.880; [folder number] [folder title][date].

    Processing History

    Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 13, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Acquisition

    Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nichols, 1959 April 9.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Trading posts
    Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
    Dakota Indians
    Indians of North America -- North Dakota
    Ledgers
    Fiske, Frank
    Parkin Store
    Cannonball Mercantile Company
    United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency