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Historic Billheads
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Years of Memphis Billheads 1846-1946 |
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Billhead receipts and Invoices were commonly used in business
transactions from 1860 to 1946. They can be found in
today's transactions but they are less common. Many
billheads were illustrated with fancy engravings and listed
the company's name , address, various information and very
often handwritten notes. Today they are considered
vintage ephemera and are very collectible. In many cases
a relative or ancestor may have owned the business or signed
the document. Billheads are similar to today's
letterheads except that they often make statements about the
companies whose names are on the documents. |
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In 2015 Woody
Savage and his brother Ken scanned over 1500 Billheads and
invoices from the Estate Files of Hardeman County, Tennessee ,
housed in Bolivar, Tennessee. Over 200 of the files were from
Memphis. Woody graciously sent copies of the Memphis files to us
for use on the Historic-Memphis website. We felt this major
gift deserved a separate page on the website and have added
additional billheads that we own. We hope it
will become a useful resource for those who are doing projects on
early Memphis.
There are over 250 photos. Click on any letter of the alphabet
(below)
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Adams Express
Co
1859 |
Adler & Bro
Fine Boots and Shoes 1882 |
Anderson-Tully Co
Paper, Boxes, Cases
1898 |
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Apperson & Co
Cotton Factor-Grocer 1961 |
Ashbrook & White
Hides, Furs, & Wool
1887 |
E. C. Atkins &
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Saw Tools
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Austin Clothing Co
Manufacturers -
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M. F. Ball
Justice of the Peace 1890 |
Baptist
Hospital
1913 |
Baptist
Hospital
1944 |
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Bingham Brothers
Photographic
Gallery
1869 |
Binswanger &
Co
Glass
1918 |
Bowdre-Malone
1944
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Bohlen, Huse & Co
Ice ... 1881 |
John H. Bowen
Dry Goods 1850 |
Broadway Coal-Ice
1921
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Brooks, Neely & Co.
Grocers .
1872 |
Brooks & Saunders
Boots, Shoes, Hats 1860 |
W. S. Bruce & Co
Carriages
1900 |
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E. C. Buchanan & Co
Feed and Grain 1908 |
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J. H. Buxbaum
Clothier 1884 |
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D. Canale & Co
Fruits, Nuts, Produce
1892 |
D. Canale & Co
Fruits, Nuts, Produce 1901 |
D. Canale & Co
Fruits, Nuts, Produce 1916
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D. Canale & Co
Fruits, Nuts, Produce
1922 |
Carloss
Company
Private Utilities .
1925 |
Carriage-Wagon Supply
Blacksmiths-Horseshoers'
1914 |
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W. J. Chase &
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General Commission - Grain |
Chickasaw
Iron Works
Plantation, Mill, Steamboat
1895 |
Chickasaw
Iron Works
Plantation, Mill, Steamboat
1902 |
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Chisca Hotel
1918 |
Chisca Hotel
1918 |
Chisca Hotel
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Clarendon Hotel
1905 |
Claridge Hotel
Vintage |
F. H. Clark & Co.
Watchmakers, Jewelers 1869
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Clayton-Hughes
Wholesale Grocers 1927 |
Cloth & Kettman
Wines & Liquors 1872 |
W. W. Cockrum Co
Produce & Croceries 1854 |
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J. H. Coffin & Co.
Oils
1895 |
Martin Cohen
Practical Hatter 1885 |
Cole
Manufacturing
Lumber,Paint,Glass
1884 |
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Sol Coleman
Cigars and Tobacco
1881 |
Columbia Pictures
1939 |
Commercial Publishing
Commercial Appeal
1918 |
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C. Cordes & Co
Groceries - Produce
1862 |
Cotton-Buckle-Tag
1926 |
Cotton Carnival
1934 |
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Cotton Carnival
1946 |
Cubbins and Gunn
Steam Engine Machinery 1865 |
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Day-Bailey Grocer
Wholesale Grocer 1901 |
Dean-Carroll
Wallpaper
1884 |
C. Doherty
Millinery-Fancy Goods 1869 |
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J. M. Dorris
Physician
1944
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W. C. Early Co
Wholesale Grocers
1915 |
Ellis-Jones Drugs
Wholesale Druggists 1915 |
Ellis-Jones Drugs
Wholesale Druggists 1921 |
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W. M Farned Cigars
Cigars
1903 |
Farrington-Howell
Groceries 1856 |
Ferguson-Neill-Shelton
Dry Goods 1853 |
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Ferree & Andrews
Cotton Factors 1866 |
H. Fitzgerald Co
Grocers 1861 |
Geo Flaherty & Bro
Furniture and Pianos 1858 |
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N. H. Ford
Saddles - Harness 1865 |
Forsdick-Wagner
Hats,Caps,Millinery
1908 |
Fowlkes & Co
Cotton Factors 1865 |
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Frank & Adler
Boots and Shoes
1911 |
Fransioli-Williamson
China,Glass,Earthenware 1856 |
French Millinery
Fancy Goods 1860 |
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Frey & Stanbrough
Live stock 1877 |
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Gayoso Hotel
1910
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Goldsmith's
Dept Store
1946 |
Goodbar Co
Boots and Shoes
1907 |
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Graham, Cousins & Co
Hardware-Tinware 1885 |
H. M. Grosvenor
Piano Fortes 1853 |
Guy, Alden, McCrea
Grocers -
Cotton Factors 1868 |
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H. Haack Bakery
(Excelsior)
Bread and Cakes
1870
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Sol Halle
Gents - Boys'
Clothing 1888
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Hardwood Lumber Co
Lumber
1890 |
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D. M. B.
Hassler Co
Fancy Dry Goods 1854 |
Hawks-Smith Co
Hardware and Metals 1859
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C. D. Henrickson Co
Lumber 1859
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Chas Herog & Bro
Books, Stationers,Printers 1875 |
Hill-Fontaine & Co
Cotton Factors-Wholesale
Grocers 1875 |
Hill-Fontaine & Co
Cotton Factors
1880
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J.T. Hinton &
Son
1930 |
H. G. Hollenberg
Great
Southwestern Music House 1878 |
J.F. Holst &
Bro
Undertakers
1894 |
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Howell, Wood &
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Fancy Dry Goods
1867 |
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Iten Biscuit
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Crackers,Cakes,Cookies 1929 |
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W. & S. Jack Co
China-Glass-Queensware 1883 |
Wm Jack & Sons
China-Glass-Queensware 1883 |
W. & S. Jack Co
China-Glass-Queensware 1895 |
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Jacobs & Garrett
Liquor & Cigars1895 |
Jones Bros
Livery
1912 |
G. W. Jones & Co
Wholesale Druggist 1872 |
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Johnson-Vance
Gents' Clothing
1884 |
Johnson-Vance
Gents' Clothing
1885 |
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Keel & Co
Grocers
1865 |
Edward A. Keeling
Plantation Supplies
1849 |
E. C. Kirk &
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Books - Stationers
1865
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A. Kohlbry &
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Stoves-Hardware
1886 |
M. & E. G.
Kremer & Co
Dress Goods and
Millinery 1885 |
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Langstaff
Hardware
1801 |
Latham
1846 |
F. Lavigne
Human Hair Goods
1873 |
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Lee Bros.
Railroad & Mill
Supplies 1894
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Lehman & Co
Cheap Cash Store
1854
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Levy & Borg
Gold and Silver
1866 |
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Levy &
Feldman
Dry Goods
1902 |
Lightfoot-Howse
Live Stock Agents
1933 |
Loeb & Mook
Gents' Furnishers
1884 |
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B.
Lowenstein & Bros
Dry Goods
1882 |
B. Lowenstein
& Bros
Dry Goods
1890 |
J. H.
Loewenstine & Bros
Dry Goods
1862 |
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L. Lowenstein
Fine Clothing
1884 |
Lowenstein's
Dry Goods
1944
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Lullman &
Vienna
Guns & Ammulition
1873 |
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James Maher
Tin and Sheet Iron
1888 |
Manoque-Pideon
Iron Co.
Railway Supplies
1902 |
Mansfield &
Higbee
Druggists
1872 |
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S. Mansfield &
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Druggists
1859 |
S. Mansfield &
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Druggists
1884 |
Martin & Co.
Hardware
1874 |
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May Brothers
Lumber
1920 |
McDowell &
Montevrde
Undertakers
1915 |
McDowell &
Montevrde
Undertakers
1915
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McKinney & Co
Pianos - Furniture
1854 |
McKinney &
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Pianos - Furniture
1856 |
McKinney & Co
Pianos - Furniture
1860
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McClanahan &
Dill
1861 |
A. R. McNees
Co
Farming-Logging
1927 |
A. R. McNees
Co
Farming-Logging
1927 |
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McNutt &
Trotter
Cotton Factors
1860 |
Memphis
Bulletin Printing 1859 |
Memphis-Charleston RR
1855 |
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Memphis-Charleston RR
1862
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Memphis Conference
Female Institue
1895
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Memphis
Land-Timber Co
1898 |
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Memphis-Mississippi Valley
Land Auctioneers
1882 |
Memphis-Ohio
RR
1860
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Memphis Trust Co
1898 |
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Menken Brothers
Dry Goods-Notions
1869 |
Menken Brothers
Dry Goods-Notions
1878
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Menken Brothers
Dry Goods-Notions
1880 |
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Menken Brothers
Dry Goods-Notions
1881 |
Menken Brothers
Dry Goods-Notions
1886
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Merchants
Exchange
1892 |
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Merriman,
Byrd & Co
Watches,Jewelry
1869 |
Merriman &
Willcox
Pianos-Organs
1876 |
Merrit's
Express
Cotton Press
1868 |
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Pitser Miller
& Co
Dry Goods
1864 |
Pitser
Miller & Co
Dry Goods
1865 |
Miller &
Bardsley
Hats, Caps, Furs
1863
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A. J.
Montgomery
Cotton Factor
1857 |
Wm R. Moore
Dry Goods
1906 |
Moore-Mcferren
Saw Mill & Box Factory
1909 |
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Morriss
Brothers
Marble-Granite
Monuments 1894 |
Edgar Morgan
Stock and Poultry
Feeds
1919 |
Muir,
Stebbins, Puller
1863 |
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Muir, Stebbins
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China,Glass,Earthenware 1863 |
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Nash Hosiery
Co
Bear Brand
1927 |
National
Refining Co
Petroleum Products
1910 |
National
Refining Co
Petroleum Products
1927 |
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News Scimitar
1921 |
J. W. Norris
& Co
Funeral Directors
1918 |
Northrop & Co
Cotton Factor-Grocer
1863 |
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Oak Hall - Sol
Halle
Dry Goods
1888 |
J. B. Oberle
Groceries - Feed
1890 |
Oliver-Finnie
& Co
Fancy Grocer
1870 |
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Oliver-Finnie & Co
Fancy Grocer
1895 |
Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1862 |
Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1862
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Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1895
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Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1904 |
Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1927 |
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Orgill
Brothers & Co
Hardware
1927 |
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W. N. Page
Printing Co
1899 |
Palace
Theater
1912 |
Minter Parker
Real Estate Broker
1885 |
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R. A. Parker
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Grocer-Produce
1846 |
R. A. Parker &
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Grocer-Produce
1855 |
R. A. Parker
& Son
Cotton Factor
1859 |
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Patterson
Transfer
Vintage
1890 |
Peabody Hotel
1888 |
Peabody Hotel
1902
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Peabody Hotel
1918 |
Peabody Hotel
1941 |
Pearce,
Suggs & Co
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1880 |
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Phoenix
Cotton Oil
1906 |
Pidgeon-Thomas
Iron Co
1916
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Pope &
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Dry Goods
1856 |
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Pope &
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Dry Goods
1856 |
Post Office
1865 |
M. L. Pottle &
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Grocer
1863 |
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Daniel Pratt
Gin Co
Cotton Gin
1895 |
J. P.
Prescott & Co
Lard, Soap, Candles
1860 |
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Queensware Co
China and Glassware
1897 |
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Ramsey, Adams
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Grocer-Plantation
Supplies 1864 |
Ramsey,
Adams & Warren
Grocer-Plantation
Supplies 1864 |
Ramsey, Adams
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Grocer-Plantation
Supplies 1865 |
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Ramsey, Adams
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Grocer-Plantation
Supplies 1865 |
John Reid
Commission Merchant
1893 |
Republic
Preserving Co
Vintage
1919 |
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Rhodes &
Parker
Foreign Silk Goods
1846 |
Rice, Stix &
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Fancy Dry Goods
1862 |
Rice, Stix &
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Fancy Dry Goods
1865 |
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James S.
Robinson
Apothecary
1882 |
James S.
Robinson
Apothecary
1901 |
Mrs. M. L.
Rodner
Hair Dresser-Wig Maker
1869 |
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Russell-Heckle
Seed Co
1934 |
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J. G. Schmidt
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Sports Goods
1903 |
Seesel &
Ashner
Commission & Grain
1887 |
Shanks
Phillips & Co
Grocer
1921 |
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M. Simon
Clothing Manufacturer
1859 |
James Jay
Smith & Co
Produce
1886
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Southern
Express Co
1863 |
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John K. Speed
Steamer
1892 |
Speed,
Donoho & Strange
Fancy Dry Goods
1860 |
Spivey &
Clarke
Clothing
1859
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Spivey &
Clarke
Fine Clothing
1860 |
State-County
Taxes
1878 |
State-County
Taxes
1884
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James E. Stark
Hardwoods1907
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Sternberg &
Lee
Tobacco - Cigars
1880 |
Stovall &
Mitchell
Fine Clothing 1880 |
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Stratton,
Goodlett & Co
Cotton Factor
1854 |
Stratton,
Goyer & Co
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1866 |
Stratton,
McDavitt & Co
Cotton Factors -
Grocers 1860
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Stratton-Warren Hdwr
1927 |
Stratton-Warren Hdwr
1934 |
Stratton-Warren Hdwr
1934
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Tate &
Robertson
Dry Goods
1849 |
TN, Virginia
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1890 |
Thompson
Brothers
Mortuary
1911
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Thompson
Brothers
Mortuary
1949
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E. Urquhart &
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Stoves & Tinware
1876 |
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1928 |
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A. Vaccaro &
Co
Wines-Liquor-Cigars
1880 |
Van Vleet &
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Druggists
1888 |
Van Vleet-Mansfield
Drugs
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1895 |
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1904 |
Van Vleet-Mansfield
Drugs
Wholesale Druggists
1919 |
John W.
Voegeli & Co
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1880 |
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Wagner Grocery
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Wholesale Grocers
1921 |
Wallace &
VanPelts
Boots-Shoes
1859 |
J. C. Ward
Bookbinder
1860
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J. B. Wasson &
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Druggist-Apothecary
1863 |
Geo T. Webb
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Cotton Factors
1913 |
Geo T. Webb &
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Cotton Factors
1913
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William A.
Webster Co
Pharmaceuticals
1927 |
A. T. Wells
Dry Goods
1854 |
S. B.
Williamson
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1863 |
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Williamson &
Hancock
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1854 |
Williamson,
Hill & Co
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1862 |
Williamson,
Hill & Co
Grocer-Cotton Factors
1867 |
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Zellner & Co
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1882 |
Zellner & Co
Boots and Shoes
1883 |
Zellner & Co
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