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R         Rozier, Francis Claude, 1816‑1879.

465                  Financial journal, 1875‑1891.

                                    One volume.

 

 

 

This volume is a financial journal kept by Francis Claude Rozier of Ste. Genevieve, Mis­souri, and after F. C. Rozier’s death, by his son, Henry Louis Rozier (1849‑1927).  It provides pe­riodic summaries of personal financial affairs, including lists of assets, expenses, and other fi­nan­cial transactions.

 

The initial date in the journal is 9 January 1875, and the first entries provide a summary of F. C. Rozier’s assets, including real estate, shares of stock, bonds, and notes.  The real estate, also de­scribed in collection #R461, included land in Ste. Genevieve city and county, St. Louis city, Iron, Perry, and Washington counties in Missouri, Ringgold County, Iowa, and Liberty County, Texas.  On that date the real estate was valued at over $108,000.  F. C. Rozier owned stock in the Valle Mining Company, Merchants’ National Bank, Missouri State Na­tional Bank, Carondelet Zinc Works, the St. Francois County Plank Road, American Central Insurance Com­pany, and the Sav­ings Association of Ste. Genevieve, valued at $51,000.  He also owned many bonds and held many notes from other firms and individuals.  Subsequent entries detail specific transactions.

 

F. C. Rozier died on 8 May 1879, but the volume continues virtually uninterrupted, albeit in a different hand, probably that of H. L. Rozier.  The last entry is dated 18 April 1891.  Many en­tries concern the firm of Rozier & Jokerst, but this appears to be a personal record of the Roziers’, and not that of the partnership.

 

 

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