1867 to 1871 invoices and receipts: George Goodenough Gates (1831-1926), store owner in Milan, New Hampshire in his dealings with vendors and advertisers in Portland, Maine, and Gorham, Maine.The store reportedly operated from 1867 to about 1872, not long after the last of these documents.
See images of the documents, some of which have interesting graphics, at the end of this post.
All are from Portland, Maine, wholesalers, except the last shown - Mason from Gorham, Maine:
- Woodman, True & Co. - receipt - October 23, 1867
- Charles E. Jose & Co. - receipt, signed by Barker - April 2, 1868
- Charles E. Jose & Co. - Crockery, China, Glass, Plated and Britannia Ware, Stone Ware, Kerosene Oil and Lamps, Paper Hangins, etc - invoice - May 19, 1868
- Portland Advertiser, signed by Levi W. Fenley - Newspaper - receipt for subscripition from May 26 1868 to May 26, 1869 - May 19, 1868
- Emery, Waterhouse & Co. - receipt - August 13, 1868
- Stevens, Lord Haskell & Co. - Boots, Shoes, Moccasins - invoice - November 18, 1868
- W. F. Phillips & Co. - Drugs, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Glass Ware & Chemicals, Wholesale Depot for all Patent Medicines - invoice - December 11, 1868
- W. F. Phillips & Co. - invoice - April 16, 1869
- W. F. Philips & Co. - invoice - May 13, 1869
- Woodman, True & Co. - Importers and Dealers in Dry Goods and Woolens - invoice - June 1, 1869
- I. P. Butler - receipt of payment by E. P. Staples for George G. Gates - October 10, 1870
- I. P. Butler - receipt signed by W. A. Lynch - November 7, 1870
- Fenderson, Sabine & Co. - receipt - December 13, 1870
- I. P. Butler & Co. - receipt - February 1871
- Fletcher & Co. - receipt - March 16, 1871
- Fletcher & Co. - receipt, signed by E. P. Banks, Jr. - April 18, 1871
- Tyler & Cox - receipt, signed by Cole - April 25, 1871
- M. Mason at Gorham, Maine - receipt signed by ? Mason - May 2, 1871
George Goodenough Gates married twice 1) Daty Lord Cole (1836-1861) in 1854 and 2) Dorcas Porter Evans (1838-1905) in 1862. At some point before the enumeration of the 1880 Federal Census, George and family moved to Dixfield, Maine, where Dorcas died in 1905 and George in 1926.
If you have information on the Gates, Cole and Evans families and information on any of the businesses mentioned, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.
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