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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

20 records

OrderDateRemitterPayeeDestinationAmountSource
#768 View 1886-05-14 Amos Bailey Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $20.10 Scan 18
#776 View 1886-05-21 John Mochler Ackerman & Copeland Marseilles, Illinois $7.50 Scan 18
#793 View 1886-06-05 Richard Garrett Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $16.65 Scan 19
#854 View 1886-07-22 Amos Bailey Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $23.65 Scan 20
#871 View 1886-07-30 Amos Bailey Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $7.00 Scan 21
#885 View 1886-08-09 Nahum A. Ekins Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $2.40 Scan 21
#958 View 1886-09-02 Joseph B. Wingert Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $18.20 Scan 23
#1349 View 1887-02-02 Mrs. A. M. Barron Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $2.40 Scan 31
#1384 View 1887-02-22 Amos Bailey Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $5.00 Scan 32
#1563 View 1887-05-07 John S. Garrett Ackerman & Copeland Chicago, Illinois Scan 36
#1714 View 1887-08-04 John B. Garrett Ackerman & Copeland Scan 40
#1723 View Aug 1887 (day uncertain) Warren Joy Ackerman & Copeland Scan 40
#1761 View 1887-09-03 James P. Witt Ackerman & Copeland Scan 41
#1855 View Nov–Dec 1887 (day pending) John H. Altman Ackerman & Copeland Scan 43
#1902 View Dec 1887 (day pending) John Newcomer Ackerman & Copeland Scan 44
#2035 View 1888-02-06 John S. Garrett Ackerman & Copeland Scan 47
#2042 View 1888-02-13 L. S. Cooper Ackerman & Copeland Scan 47
#2134 View 1888-04-14 John Machin Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $1.00 Scan 49
#2191 View 1888-05-31 N. F. [illegible] Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $1.00 Scan 51
#2538 View 1889-01-09 John Machin Ackerman & Copeland Russell, Kansas $5.00 Scan 59