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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

56 records

OrderDateRemitterPayeeDestinationAmountSource
#989 View 1886-09-16 F. J. Thwing Russell Bank Russell, Kansas $80.00 Scan 23
#994 View 1886-09-16 Allan Dunlop Nelson Walcott Russell, Kansas $6.85 Scan 23
#998 View 1886-09-18 Joseph Lindley Blair & Haskett Russell, Kansas $28.00 Scan 23
#1018 View 1886-09-27 Amos Bailey [Great?] Banks Russell, Kansas $2.60 Scan 24
#1024 View 1886-09-28 Jerry Bates [Shargrist?] Russell, Kansas $9.00 Scan 24
#1029 View 1886-09-30 Amos Bailey [M. H. White?] Russell, Kansas $5.80 Scan 24