American Express Company Daybook
Scope and Contents
The daybook, dated December 20, 1860-September 10, 1862, is a journal of bank drafts sent and received by an American Express Company office for collection. The office may have been located in St. Louis. This volume was later used as a scrapbook by William L. Galloway, causing accounts at the beginning of the volume (pages 1-196) to be obscured by clippings.
Dates
- 1860-1862
Creator
- American Express Company (Creator, Organization)
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.
Historical Sketch
The American Express Company began in 1850 as an express mail and freight forwarding company based in Buffalo, New York.
Extent
0.11 Cubic Feet ( (1 volume))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The records are contained in a single volume.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
The daybook was donated by Julius J. Goldberg in July 1950.
Processing Information
Processed by Missouri Historical Society staff.
Creator
- American Express Company (Creator, Organization)
- Galloway, William L. (Contributor, Person)
- Title
- American Express Company Daybook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2021
- 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