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R       Brinkerhoff, William E.

19               Papers, 1903-1912

                             One folder, 17 items.

 

 

 

This collection consists of family correspondence of a banker in Carthage, Missouri.  The letters contain descriptions of Carthage and Jasper County, and observations of financial trends and the business panic of 1907.

 

1903, August 24       Letter to Miss Edith Brinkerhoff, Greenfield, Mo.  Largely concerned with          family matters.

 

1904, July 31             Letter to Mrs. Edith Bishop, Los Angeles, Cal.  Family news, and a brief mention of the St. Louis World Exposition, 1904.

 

1904, Dec. 17            Letter to Mrs. Edith Bishop, Hollywood, Cal.  Contains a very negative re­port on Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, resort area.

 

1905, August 30       Letter to Mrs. Edith Bishop.  Family news.

 

1905, Dec. 21            Letter to Mrs. Edith Bishop.  Family news.

 

1906, March 13         Letter to Edith Bishop.  Contains observations on the first Presbyterian Church in Carthage.

 

1906, October 13      Letter to Edith Bishop.  Brief mention of the business and financial pro­gress of Carthage.

 

1906, Nov. 25            Letter to Edith Bishop.  Family news.

 

1907, April 21           Letter to Edith Bishop.  Financial and political observations, including the Panic of 1893 and Missouri politics.

 

1909, January 25      Letter to Carter R. Bishop, Hollywood, Cal.  Contains family news, and notes on Carthage.  Also a negative report on “Christianity in Carthage.”

 

1909, February 7      Letter to Carter R. Bishop, Hollywood, Cal.  Observations on banking and business in Carthage.

 

1909, March 4           Letter to Edith Bishop.  Brinkerhoff comments on the Panic of 1907 and the “Robber Tariff.”

 

1909, Nov. 27            Letter to Carter Bishop.  Family matters.

1910, July 4               Letter to Edith Bishop.  Concerning the death of Mrs. Brinkerhoff.

 

1910, Dec. 28            Letter to Rev. William Frost Bishop, Lexington, Kentucky.  Contains banking news from Carthage, and a description of preparations made for the opening of a new lead mine.

 

1912, March 19         Letter to Rev. William Frost Bishop.  This introspective letter contains Brinkerhoff’s personal business philosophy.

 

1910, June 18            Western Union Telegram to Mrs. Carter R. Bishop from Ida Brinker­hoff announcing the death of Mrs. Brinkerhoff in Carthage.

 

 

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