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Dorrance Bankery

Dorrance Ledger

Dorrance Money Order Ledger

Search and browse the surviving historical money-order register of Dorrance, Kansas.

Open the archive: click an Order # to see that transaction beside its original ledger page, or click Scan # to browse the complete scanned page and every indexed order on it.
3,903indexed orders
3,260exact dates
$19,461.62recovered face value
143known destinations

Orders by year

1884 42 1885 88 1886 243 1887 446 1888 451 1889 596 1890 817 1891 577

Top payees

  1. Leibold Fisher & Co.59
  2. Charles P. Copeland58
  3. Russell Bank43
  4. Wilson State Bank33
  5. C. M. Harshbarger31
  6. Charles Smith25
  7. Ackerman & Copeland20
  8. Woodward, Faxon & Co.20
  9. Blair & Haskett19
  10. Armour Packing Co.17

Top destination regions

  1. Kansas443
  2. Missouri143
  3. Illinois70
  4. Ohio30
  5. New York29
  6. Iowa18
  7. Massachusetts15
  8. Pennsylvania14
  9. Colorado12
  10. Nebraska12

Top destination cities

  1. Russell177
  2. Kansas City98
  3. Chicago50
  4. Wilson50
  5. Abilene47
  6. St. Louis37
  7. Topeka32
  8. Lawrence30
  9. New York23
  10. Salina16
  11. Cincinnati14
  12. Boston13
  13. Bunker Hill12
  14. Ellsworth10
  15. Leavenworth10
  16. Denver8
  17. Great Bend8
  18. Joliet6
  19. Louisville6
  20. Toledo6
  21. Lyons5
  22. Olympia5
  23. Orleans5
  24. Philadelphia5
  25. Des Moines4

15 records

OrderDateRemitterPayeeDestinationAmountSource
#2074 View 1888-03-07 George Myott [Cles?] Bros. & Co. Chicago, Illinois $82.50 Scan 48
#2080 View 1888-03-09 Lillian Reid Chicago [Steel?] Hardware Whol. Co. Chicago, Illinois $2.00 Scan 48
#2126 View 1888-04-07 Lillian Reid [Munn?] Hardware Mfg. Co. Chicago, Illinois $14.00 Scan 49
#2135 View 1888-04-14 N. Rich Warren [Ledger?] Mfg. Chicago, Illinois $6.55 Scan 49
#2140 View 1888-04-17 C. C. Crathee Boston Store Chicago, Illinois $16.58 Scan 49
#2152 View 1888-04-27 B. F. Wengert Close Bros. Co. Chicago, Illinois $36.00 Scan 50
#2172 View 1888-05-19 W. H. McAdams J. B. Arnold Chicago, Illinois $2.50 Scan 50
#2173 View 1888-05-19 F. S. Nichol & Co. R. W. Sears Watch Co. Chicago, Illinois $2.50 Scan 50
#2178 View 1888-05-21 John Newcomer Close Bros. Co. Chicago, Illinois $48.00 Scan 50
#2180 View 1888-05-22 [illegible partnership] George E. Hall Chicago, Illinois $1.50 Scan 50
#2201 View 1888-06-06 Lillian H. [Berchen?] Boston Store Chicago, Illinois $3.62 Scan 51
#2338 View 1888-09-05 J. C. Crathee Miller Hall & Co. Chicago, Illinois $4.57 Scan 54
#2392 View 1888-10-03 John Machin [J. B. ?] Chicago, Illinois $3.00 Scan 55
#2408 View 1888-10-16 Haffa & Machin Boston Store Chicago, Illinois $0.93 Scan 56
#2458 View 1888-11-28 Mary E. Rankin Boston Store Chicago, Illinois $2.36 Scan 57