Marcus Brunswick Business Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-298-BC
Scope and Content
The Marcus Brunswick business records collection contains correspondence related to Marcus Brunswick's freighting business. Four boxes of documents date from 1866 to 1900 and include mortgage and deed papers, promissory notes, inventories, and records of business transactions for which Brunswick was financier or guarantor. A majority of the correspondence is between Brunswick and Trinidad Romero, proprietor of Trinidad Romero & Sons. There is also a file of transaction notices between Brunswick and J.A. Forbes, General Manager of the Western Mortgage and Investment Company of Kansas City, MO concerning Romero & Sons. Other items in the collection include day books, ledger books, check books, cancelled checks, check stubs, and business product catalogues. One file includes personal items unrelated to the business, such as church notices and programs from orchestral recitals.
The collection also contains twenty-six unboxed items, including Brunswick's ledgers, letterbooks, and checkbooks. Additionally, there are six letterbooks of Judge and later Territorial Governor William J. Mills, dating from 1899 to 1909. Mills's letters refer to personal business transactions as well as legal matters and court cases pending in the New Mexico Territory. Mills was involved in writing the New Mexico State Constitution in anticipation of the granting of statehood to New Mexico in 1912. The remainder of the unboxed items include business records of the Old and New Mexico Improvement Company. There is also a daybook belonging to Felipe Chaves, merchant in Belen, New Mexico.
Ledgers and daybooks are in Spanish.
The collection also contains twenty-six unboxed items, including Brunswick's ledgers, letterbooks, and checkbooks. Additionally, there are six letterbooks of Judge and later Territorial Governor William J. Mills, dating from 1899 to 1909. Mills's letters refer to personal business transactions as well as legal matters and court cases pending in the New Mexico Territory. Mills was involved in writing the New Mexico State Constitution in anticipation of the granting of statehood to New Mexico in 1912. The remainder of the unboxed items include business records of the Old and New Mexico Improvement Company. There is also a daybook belonging to Felipe Chaves, merchant in Belen, New Mexico.
Ledgers and daybooks are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1872-1927
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
Marcus Brunswick operated a merchandising and freighting business in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He also ran a second outfit in Lincoln, N.M. He was involved in shipping hardware, livestock, food, and other items to businesses and ranches throughout New Mexico. He supplied corn to United States army forts in New Mexico. Business interests included financing livestock purchases and mining ventures. Brunswick also offered paralegal services including the preparation and witnessing of deeds, mortgages, loans, and powers of attorney. He is buried in the Charles Ilfeld family plot in Las Vegas, N.M.
Extent
4 boxes (4 cu. ft.) + 26 vols.
Abstract
The Marcus Brunswick business records contain the business correspondence of Marcus Brunswick, freighter and merchandiser in Las Vegas, N.M.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Marcus Brunswick Business Records, 1872-1927
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Tad McIlwraith
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
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Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu