Lyon, Clement & Greenleaf Company (Wauseon, Ohio) records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0183
Collection Organization
The great majority of the records of The Lyon, Clement & Greenleaf Company is comprised of incoming correspondence from related businesses which were located throughout the northwestern and midwestern United States. The correspondence takes the form of orders, receipts, sales records, market situations, product requests, freight lists, insurance claims, and general comments on goods shipped and received. In essence, the correspondence provides a fine profile of daily exchanges in this particular vein of business and on the supply and demand nature of the market.
The financial ledgers--cash books, inventory lists, transcribed sales and accounts--are really the only records we have of the company itself, since no outgoing correspondence was copied and/or retained. It is interesting to note how the financial records begin with the Hunt & Company records and continue thereafter with the genesis and changes in the Lyon, Clement & Greenleaf firm.
The financial ledgers simply have been arranged by year, depending upon the nature of the information included. The correspondence has been arranged according to year and alphabetically according to company name. Thus the researcher is provided with an efficient means of tracing a given company's particular dealings with the Lyon, Clement & Greenleaf firm over an extended time. The possibilities for studying local business history are by far the best, since most of the correspondence is from various local businesses. In addition, the correspondence can be cross-referenced in the financial ledgers.
Correspondence, 1864-1880; 1885-1886
Series
Includes market situations, suggestions for purchase, recognition of received goods, credit information, repair lists for machinery, price indexes, freight lists, Western Union messages, product requests and returns, requests for product replacement and samples, and insurance claims.
- Arrangement
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Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by company.
- Dates
- Creation: 1864-1880; 1885-1886
Correspondence--(Brayler & Pitts-Brown & Sinclair), 1864
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1864
Correspondence--(L.D. Chamberlain-Walker & Hayes), 1864
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1864
Correspondence--(John Blanchard-Brown & Sinclair), 1865
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1865
Correspondence--(L. D. Chamberlain-Walker & Hayes), 1865
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1865
Correspondence--(Bishop & Co.-Red Line Transit), 1866
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1866
Correspondence--(Walker & Hayes), 1866
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1866
Correspondence--(S. Brand-Sweetser, Swan & Blodgett), 1867
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1867
Correspondence--(Walker & Hayes-Wason, Pierce & Co.), 1867
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1867
Correspondence--(John Bliss-H. J. Hayes & Co.), 1868
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1868
Correspondence--(Wm. Hilton & Co.-Wright, Goodwin & Capen), 1868
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1868
Correspondence--(Charles Barrett-H. R. C. Gardner & Co.), 1869
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1869
Correspondence--(H. J. Hayes & Co.), 1869
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1869
Correspondence--(Wm. Hilton & Co.-West & Truax), 1869
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1869
Correspondence--(J. L. Alberger-Greeley & Co.), 1870
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1870
Correspondence--(H. J. Hayes & Co.), 1870
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1870
Correspondence--(Wm. Hilton & Co.-Moffitt & Hudson), 1870
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1870
Correspondence--(Northern Transit-A. Wiener & Co.), 1870
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1870
Correspondence--(H. Atkins-Brown, Hunt & Winslow), 1871
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), January 18-June 8, 1871
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: January 18-June 8, 1871
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), June 13-August 22, 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: June 13-August 22, 1871
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), August 23-December 28, 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: August 23-December 28, 1871
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair-Charles Cobb), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(Collord, Morrison & Co.-Harris & Chisholm), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(H. J. Hayes & Co.-Howes, Babcock & Co.), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(Hutchins & Co.-Ketcham & Morehouse), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(J. S. Kidder & Co.-Porter & Wetmore), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(Red Line Transit-A. Wiener & Co.), 1871
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Correspondence--(H. Atkins-Brown & Sinclair), January 2-April 6, 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: January 2-April 6, 1872
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), April 11-August 24, 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: April 11-August 24, 1872
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), August 27-October 17, 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: August 27-October 17, 1872
Correspondence--(John Brownell-Collord, Morrison & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Charles Cobb-George Ferris & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Hamlin, Hale & Co.-Howes, Babcock & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Hunt, Barbour & Co.-A. S. Kelly & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(J. S. Kidder & Co. - R. T. Lyon & Son), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Mutual Insurance Co.-Sanderson, Foster & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Sargent Bros. & Co.-A. Weiner & Co.), 1872
File – Box 5, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1872
Correspondence--(Adams, Jewett & Co.-Wm. Brewster), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(Brown & Sinclair), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(J. J. Canneff-Hardin, Grey & Dewey), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(H. J. Hayes-Hilton, Weston & Co.), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(Howe, Moseley & Co.-James Hunt), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(Hutchins & Co.-R. T. Lyon and Son), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(McNeal & Co.-Porter & Wetmore), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(George Reynolds & Co.-J. H. Winterbotham), 1873
File – Box 6, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Correspondence--(Washington Adams-Brown & Sinclair), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(Cafferty House-Dewey & Lane), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(Dewey, Warren & Co.-Hilton, Weston & Co.), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), April 8-September 21, 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: April 8-September 21, 1874
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), September 22-December 31, 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: September 22-December 31, 1874
Correspondence--(Howe, Moseley & Co.-Justice Bateman & Co.), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(J. S. Kidder & Co.-Morris, Tasker & Co.), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(Northern Transportation Co.-Jos. Renshed), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(George Reynolds & Co.-Russell, Thayer & Co.), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(Sargent Bros. & Co.-Williams & Bean), 1874
File – Box 7, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Correspondence--(Alcott, Horton & Co-Buchanan, Robinson & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Collord, Morrison & Co.-Dewey, Knight & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Dunham, Buckley & Co.), January 15-June 8, 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: January 15-June 8, 1875
Correspondence--(Dunham, Buckley & Co.), August 13-December 26, 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: August 13-December 26, 1875
Correspondence--(European Exchange-Hilton, Weston & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), January 2-April 20, 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: January 2-April 20, 1875
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), April 21-December 7, 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: April 21-December 7, 1875
Correspondence--(Howes, Babcock & Co.-Jordan, Marsh & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(J. S. Kidder & Co.-Charles Messinger), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Abram Moore-J. B. Powell & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(George Reynolds-Sargent Bros. & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Secor, Berdan & Co.-J. M. Wentz & Co.), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Whiting, Young & Warren-O. Young), 1875
File – Box 8, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1875
Correspondence--(Alcott, Horton & Co.-Burnham & Banton), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(H.S. Claflin & Co.-Ira T. Davis), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(Defiance Mills-A. L. Hitchcock & Co.), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), January 6-July 13, 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: January 6-July 13, 1876
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), July 14-December 29, 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: July 14-December 29, 1876
Correspondence--(J. F. Hunt & Co.-A. M. Molson), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(Nazro & Co.-Newport House), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(Ostraander & Hoppin), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(Sprankle, Morse & So.-Woodworth, Dodge & Co.), 1876
File – Box 9, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1876
Correspondence--(Abbot, Kelley & Co.-Burnham & Banton), 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Correspondence--(Cleveland, Aspell & Co.-Hollister), 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), January 2-August 28, 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: January 2-August 28, 1877
Correspondence--(N. M. Howard & Co.), August 29-December 26, 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: August 29-December 26, 1877
Correspondence--(Lee & Loomis-National Dispatch), 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Correspondence--(Nazro & Co.-John Orff), 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Correspondence--(Porter & Wetmore-A. Wyckoff & Co.), 1877
File – Box 10, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Correspondence--(H. S. Adams-A. Wiener & Co.), 1878
File – Box 10, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1878
Correspondence--(Alcorn, Baker & Co.-Charles Taylor's Sons), 1879
File – Box 10, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1879
Correspondence--(C. M. Nichols & Co.), 1880
File – Box 10, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1880
Correspondence--(Fred Adams-Franklin Baker), January 14-March 21, 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: January 14-March 21, 1885
Correspondence--(Franklin Baker), March 26-December 30, 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: March 26-December 30, 1885
Correspondence--(Franklin, Baker & Co-T. W. Burnham), 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(A. J. Caldwell-Cummer Engine), 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway Co.-R.G. Dun & Co.), 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Farmers National Bank of Buck County-B. F. Gump), 1885
File – Box 11, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(H. C. Haskins-Lyon, Clement & Greeleaf), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Charles Marshall-Mercer & Kulp), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.-John Pullen), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Secor, Berdan & Co.-D.D. Sewall), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(E. O. Stanard & Co.-Trimble & Howell), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Rank Bros.-Samuel Robinson & Co.), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(W. A. Rundell & Co.-Scott, Powell & Co.), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Union Paper Box Co.-U. A. Wynn), 1885
File – Box 12, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1885
Correspondence--(Frederick Adams-Baker, Harper & Co.), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Daniel Bean-G. Crouse), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway Co.-J. G. Fried), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Galban, Rio & Co.-Knisely, Boots & Co.), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.-Fred Louys), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Mercer & Kulp-Western Manufacturers Mutual Insurance), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(John Noyes Manufacturing Co.-H. Relyea), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(St. John & Churchill-Straus & Co.), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Correspondence--(Taylor & Howell-Youngblood & Hall), 1886
File – Box 13, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1886
Financial records, 1858-1878
Series
INVENTORY LEDGERS;
1858-1866;
Arranged roughly chronologically.
There is an overlap in the records, since Clement & Greenleaf bought into Hunt and Company during this period. Includes inventory of goods on hand.
CASH BOOKS;
1858-1874;
Arranged chronologically.
Includes lists of cash sales, cash paid out and received.
ACCOUNT BOOKS;
1870-1878;
Arranged chronologically.
Records account numbers, name of company credited, list of items credited, and charges. Dates are given sporadically.
RECEIPTS;
1864-1877.
Miscellaneous items from Internal Revenue and Treasurer's Office of Fulton County.
- Dates
- Creation: 1858-1878
Inventory ledgers--"Produce" ledger, Hunt & Co., January 15, 1862-December 15, 1863
File – Box 14, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: January 15, 1862-December 15, 1863
Inventory ledgers--invoices, George Clement, April 1, 1858-October 28, 1860
File – Box 14, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: April 1, 1858-October 28, 1860
Inventory ledgers--invoices, Charles Greenleaf, March 1, 1865-March 1 (?), 1866
File – Box 14, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: March 1, 1865-March 1 (?), 1866
Cash book--Hunt & Co., November 15, 1858-June 3, 1859
File – Box 14, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: November 15, 1858-June 3, 1859
Cash book--Clement & Greenleaf, 1864-1874
File – Box 14, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1864-1874
Account book--copied receipts, Clement & Greenleaf, June 15, 1864-September 21, 1870
File – Box 14, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: June 15, 1864-September 21, 1870
Account book--Clement & Greenleaf, September 27, 1870-February 8, 1872
File – Box 15, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: September 27, 1870-February 8, 1872
Account book--Clement & Greenleaf, February 13, 1872-December 23, 1873
File – Box 15, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: February 13, 1872-December 23, 1873
Account book--Clement & Greenleaf, June 23, 1872-April 28, 1878
File – Box 15, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: June 23, 1872-April 28, 1878
Account book, undated
File – Box 15, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: undated
Receipts--Internal Revenue and Fulton County Treasurer's Office, 1864-1877
File – Box 15, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1864-1877
Receipts - business orders (bills of lading), 1864-1866
File – Box 16, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1864-1866
Orders for goods, 1864-1865
File – Box 16, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1864-1865
Business orders, 1867-1870
File – Box 16, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1867-1870
Business orders, 1871
File – Box 16, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1871
Receipts - business orders, 1873
File – Box 16, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1873
Receipts - business orders, 1874
File – Box 16, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1874
Receipts - business orders, 1875-1878
File – Box 16, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1875-1878
Inventory ledgers--Hunt & Co., September 15, 1858-April 27, 1864
Item – Volume Oversize 1
- Dates
- Creation: September 15, 1858-April 27, 1864