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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

34 records

OrderDateRemitterPayeeDestinationAmountSource
#4 View 1884-08-11 B. F. Rogers Mrs. R. F. Rogers Russell, Iowa $10.00 Scan 1
#26 View 1884-09-18 O. W. Burnell Mrs. L. Burnell Bristol, Iowa $54.86 Scan 1
#41 View 1884-10-26 A. R. Dresler [Bartleson?] Great Bend, Kansas $33.00 Scan 1
#42 View 1884-10-26 A. R. Dresler [Cat Diplomas?] Great Bend, Kansas $12.50 Scan 1
#245 View 1885-04-04 Mrs. S. J. Newkirk J. W. Campbell & Co. Fort Dodge, Iowa $10.00 Scan 6
#286 View Apr–Jun 1885 (day details pending) H. F. Hines Burlington, Iowa $4.50 Scan 7
#399 View 1885-08-17 Lizzie C. Hines State Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa $30.25 Scan 10
#831 View 1886-07-13 John Olean J. M. Bricker Greenfield, Iowa $14.00 Scan 20
#835 View 1886-07-15 J. D. Herron Leibold Fisher & Co. Abilene, Kansas $28.15 Scan 20
#842 View 1886-07-21 E. A. Williams John C. Sander Deep River, Iowa $8.80 Scan 20
#843 View 1886-07-21 E. A. Williams J. J. Bell Deep River, Iowa $20.00 Scan 20
#849 View 1886-07-21 B. C. Foss E. E. Johnson Parker, Dakota $100.00 Scan 20
#850 View 1886-07-21 B. C. Foss E. E. Johnson Parker, Dakota $75.00 Scan 20
#852 View 1886-07-22 G. H. Williams Julia C. Williams Deep River, Iowa $5.00 Scan 20
#879 View 1886-08-06 Warren B. Fox Fetal M. Sloan St. Louis, Missouri $1.00 Scan 21
#898 View 1886-08-16 J. W. Van Harsdale J. A. Tilton Griswold, Iowa $6.00 Scan 21
#982 View 1886-09-13 Warren B. Fox Rogue Soap Co. Chicago, Illinois $20.00 Scan 23
#1005 View 1886-09-20 Robert Hise William Randall Oskaloosa, Iowa $25.11 Scan 24
#1048 View Oct 1886 (day details pending) Leo E. [illegible] Burlington, Iowa $3.50 Scan 25
#1350 View 1887-02-03 James O'Brien Wm. Orr [McLawrence?] Jefferson, Iowa $1.50 Scan 31
#1370 View 1887-02-10 Warren B. Fox Flett M. Dean St. Louis, Missouri $2.00 Scan 32
#1502 View 1887-04-06 Jacob Wyckoff Michael [Volyn?] Scan 35
#2193 View 1888-06-01 J. H. Lindley W. J. Jameson Council Bluffs, Iowa $4.80 Scan 51
#2194 View 1888-06-02 James E. Wengert State Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa $10.80 Scan 51
#2329 View 1888-08-31 George Madden [Lorena Russell?] Benton, Iowa $11.00 Scan 54
#2333 View 1888-09-01 James E. Wengert State Ins. Co. Des Moines, Iowa $12.00 Scan 54
#2386 View 1888-10-01 James E. Wengert State Ins. Co. Des Moines, Iowa $17.44 Scan 55
#3170 View 1890-01-04 F. S. Stauter H. J. Jamison Council Bluffs, Iowa Scan 74
#3206 View 1890-01-19 John Hammond W. J. Jamison Council Bluffs, Iowa $8.00 Scan 75
#3373 View 1890-03-10 W. J. Shuler H. F. Gardner Council Bluffs, Iowa Scan 79
#3881 View 1890-09-08 J. S. Wengert State Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa Scan 92
#4197 View 1890-12-28 John Machin A. K. Allen Fort Dodge, Iowa $2.65 Scan 100
#4297 View 1891-02-02 Mrs. H. L. Smith State Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa Scan 102
#4711 View 1891-07-29 Emma J. Newcomer State Insurance Co. Des Moines, Iowa $14.60 Scan 113