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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

14 records

OrderDateRemitterPayeeDestinationAmountSource
#766 View 1886-05-10 Amos Bailey George Southwell Topeka, Kansas $6.00 Scan 18
#779 View 1886-05-22 M. B. Lawrence Franklin Pattern Topeka, Kansas $0.50 Scan 18
#780 View 1886-05-24 John Newcomer Topeka Loan & Investment Co. Topeka, Kansas $35.75 Scan 18
#807 View 1886-06-17 M. B. Lawrence Topeka Loan & Investment Co. Topeka, Kansas $20.00 Scan 19
#825 View 1886-06-30 Curtis E. Outhouse Kansas Pacific [Union?] Topeka, Kansas $8.33 Scan 19
#845 View 1886-07-21 William Sweet California Tea Co. Topeka, Kansas $2.00 Scan 20
#847 View 1886-07-21 Samuel O'Brien E. H. Brannon Topeka, Kansas $2.65 Scan 20
#867 View 1886-07-29 Amos Bailey W. L. Whiting Topeka, Kansas $9.00 Scan 20
#876 View 1886-08-02 J. Morseller Kansas Farmer Co. Topeka, Kansas $1.50 Scan 21
#901 View 1886-08-17 Mary J. Nuttle E. H. Brannon Topeka, Kansas $5.55 Scan 21
#959 View 1886-09-02 Sam O'Brien South Western Mutual [Reinsurance?] Topeka, Kansas $3.05 Scan 23
#963 View 1886-09-02 L. L. Bonslewitz E. H. Brannon Topeka, Kansas $4.38 Scan 23
#1009 View 1886-09-23 Peter Lent E. H. Brannon Topeka, Kansas $2.10 Scan 24
#1031 View 1886-09-30 Amos Bailey A. B. Carlton Topeka, Kansas $6.00 Scan 24