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Scope and Contents To set up a general grocery and commission business in St. Louis and two other places to be determined, with Chick Browne and Allen to have the general management and control of the business, and each of them to contribute capital stock of $16,666.66 and N.T. Armijo to contribute $50,0000.00 and profits and losses to be divided equally etc. Original signatures on document. With envelope of Northrup & Chick, Bankers, N.Y.

Scope and Contents With a reception at the Hotel Capital at 8:30 that evening. Signed by James L. Johnson and Santiago Baca. Personal cards of the participants enclosed

Scope and Contents Enclosed was New York Exchange for $7000 in accordance with an agreement made by the stockholders of the proposed 1st Nat. Bank of Albuquerque. Daniel Geary, the writer, states he is sending it to him, and if it should go to Otero to endorse it to him. Further suggest sending the amount to a major New York bank, naming four, and request the bank to buy $30,000 U.S. 3 1/2% Bonds, etc. All of this is related to the formation of the 1st National Bank of Albuquerque, the purchase of deposit bonds,...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Nicolas T. Armijo family papers is a somewhat disparate collection of correspondence and documents relating to the Armijo familys personal and business dealings. At one time, this material was compiled in a scrapbook. The collection provides an interesting glimpse into 19th and early 20th century Mexico (Chihuahua) and New Mexico (Albuquerque), from the business and social perspectives of the upper class. Wedding invitations, funeral announcements, gossipy letters, genealogical...

Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of letter, regrets delay in replying, thanks for his uncle's opinion of him and reports that Juan C. Armijo, Jr. is deporting himself well, etc.