Ziegler Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers include the business records of Mathew, John, and Sebastian Ziegler. They consist of 22 volumes containing accounts, receipts, and various business records for Valle and Ziegler; the successor firm of Ziegler and Co. (tobacco manufacturers in Ste. Genevieve); journals of food and liquor sales at Sebastian Ziegler's Ste. Genevieve billiard parlor; records of S. Ziegler, commission and forwarding merchants in Ste. Genevieve, which include steamboat ladings; a journal of pig metal and other ores received from the American Iron Mountain Co. by John Ziegler, commission merchant in Ste. Genevieve; and two account books of an unidentified Little Rock, Missouri, commission merchant, presumably one of the Zieglers, 1856-1858. In addition, there are more personal materials that include a certificate granting Johann Georg Ziegler the right to bear arms, Burghausen, Palatinate (Germany), September 12, 1713; an inventory of the property of the Widow Moro (Moreau), June 7, 1806; and an undated third-year Latin composition book of C.F. Ziegler.
Dates
- 1713-1853
Creator
- Ziegler family (Creator, Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
The Ziegler Family Papers contain records relating to the family of Mathew (Matheus, Mathias) Ziegler and Sebastian Ziegler of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Mathew was a tobacco manufacturer in partnership with Jean Baptiste Valle from 1827 to 1833, and with John Ziegler in the firm of Ziegler and Co. Sebastian operated a billiard parlor in Ste. Genevieve in the late 1830s. He later entered into business with John Ziegler in the firm of S. Ziegler, commission and forwarding merchants in Ste. Genevieve in the 1840s and 1850s.
Extent
1.7 Cubic Feet ( (1 box, 22 volumes))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Not available.
Creator
- Ziegler family (Creator, Family)
- Valle and Ziegler (Creator, Organization)
- S. Ziegler (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of Ziegler Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository