Raymond Cattle Company Records, 1889-1961

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Summary

Title:
Raymond Cattle Company records
Dates:
1889-1961
Creators:
Raymond Cattle Company
Abstract:
Materials related to the Raymond Cattle Company and Raymond family, including financial documents, correspondence, maps, and ephemera.
Extent:
1.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Materials related to the Raymond Cattle Company and the Raymond family of Sheridan, Montana. Primarily financial documents including receipts and correspondence dealing with loans, real estate, and mortgages; as well as individual and partnership tax returns. There are also several miscellaneous receipts for livestock sales, stock certificates, and city services. Land and water documents include mining claims, a grazing permit, and correspondence related to irrigation and drainage, including an agreement with the Northern Pacific Railway Company. A small amount of family materials include Carrie Raymond Junod's typewritten will and a few unidentified photographs. There are four maps of the Sheridan area, including a 1938 hand drawn map of the town, and two drawings of the Raymond property.

Biographical / historical:

Winthrop Raymond moved from Ohio to Montana with his family in 1865. He opened a grocery store with his brother in Virginia City, Montana, which eventually expanded into a horse and cattle breeding business. In 1889 Raymond moved to the Ruby Valley, where he purchased land and founded the town of Sheridan. He had three children: Delilah Raymond, Mary Raymond Johnson, and Carrie Raymond Junod.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Back of Beyond Books, March 2022.
Processing information:

Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in April 2022.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically according to subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kelly Kress
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-15 10:48:25 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

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

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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