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Union Cattle Company Records
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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Union Cattle Company records
    Creator: Union Cattle Company
    Creator: Higginson, Henry Lee (1834-1919)
    Identifier/Call Number: mssUCC
    Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): 1886-1892
    Abstract: Correspondence between investment banker Henry Lee Higginson and officers of the Union Cattle Company of Cheyenne, Wyoming, concerning mutual investments and the cattle industry.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Union Cattle Company records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from McBride Rare Books, March 2021.

    Biographical / Historical

    Brothers Thomas and Frank Sturgis were New York investors. Thomas and another brother, William Sturgis, moved from New York to Wyoming in 1873, and founded the Northwestern Cattle Company, later the Union Cattle Company. Henry Lee Higginson was a prominent Boston businessman and investment banker working with Boston firm Lee, Higginson & Co.

    Scope and Contents

    Nineteen letters primarily from Frank Sturgis and Thomas Sturgis to Henry Lee Higginson, discussing their mutual investments. Letters detail the financial aspects of the Union Cattle Company, challenges for the range cattle industry such as harsh weather conditions and a depressed market, and the formation of the American Cattle Trust. A few letters were written by Union Cattle Company receiver Frederick Voorhees, who informs Higginson of a fire at the company's feeding plant. Also included are undated financial documents and a printed copy of an 1887 shareholders report by Thomas Sturgis.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Kelly Kress in March 2022.

    Arrangement

    Arranged chronologically.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Business letters -- 19th century
    Cattle -- Economic aspects -- West (U.S.)
    Cattle trade -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
    Cattle trade -- Wyoming
    Financial records -– 19th century
    Wyoming -- History -- 19th century