Joseph and Richard M. Hoar Papers
00004

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator -
Hoar, Joseph, -1885
Creator -
Hoar, Richard M.
Title
Joseph and Richard M. Hoar papers
ID
00004
Date [inclusive]
1859-1912
Extent
2.33 Cubic feet , 31 volumes on shelf
Language
English

Preferred Citation note

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Biographical Note

The Mssrs. Hoar were brothers, born in England in the early nineteenth century. Joseph emigrated to the United States first (the exact date is unknown), and entered the general merchandise business in Houghton (Houghton County), Michigan. Richard M. Hoar emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1854 and in 1859 moved to Houghton where he and Joseph formed a dry goods business under the name of J. Hoar and Bro. Joseph died in 1885 and Richard took over the business, changing its name to Richard M. Hoar, Dealer in General Merchandise. Besides this, Richard M. Hoar also involved himself in other business enterprises, including railroads (he was the largest stockholder in the Mineral Range Railroad Company), stage-lines (Houghton-L'anse Overland Transit Company, later called Houghton L'anse Transportation Line), the Houghton Copper Rolling Mills, and the Atlantic Copper Mine. Richard M. Hoar was furthermore an active politician. Although Hoar was a Republican, he frequently had support of both parties in elections. He had held every elective office (except that of Supervisor) in Houghton County, was a State Representative for 1873-1874 (ninth district, Republican), and Mayor of the town of Houghton (1893-1897). He was also vice-president of the Mineral Range Railroad Company, director of the Houghton Copper Rolling Mills, treasurer and managing owner of the Ivanhoe, a steamer that ran between Houghton and L'anse, chief engineer and organizer of the Houghton fire department, and member and director of the Houghton School Board.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of correspondence, papers, and books of Joseph and Richard M. Hoar. The Mssrs. Hoar were brothers, born in England in the early nineteenth century. Joseph emigrated to the United States first (the exact date is unknown), and entered the general merchandise business in Houghton (Houghton County), Michigan. Richard M. Hoar emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1854 and in 1859 moved to Houghton where he and Joseph formed a dry goods business under the name of J. Hoar and Bro. Joseph died in 1885 and Richard took over the business, changing its name to Richard M. Hoar, Dealer in General Merchandise. Besides this, Richard M. Hoar also involved himself in other business enterprises, including railroads (he was the largest stockholder in the Mineral Range Railroad Company), stage-lines (Houghton-L'anse Overland Transit Company, later called Houghton L'anse Transportation Line), the Houghton Copper Rolling Mills, and the Atlantic Copper Mine.

Richard M. Hoar was furthermore an active politician. Although Hoar was a Republican, he frequently had support of both parties in elections. He had held every elective office (except that of Supervisor) in Houghton County, was a State Representative for 1873-1874 (ninth district, Republican), and Mayor of the town of Houghton (1893-1897). He was also vice-president of the Mineral Range Railroad Company; director of the Houghton Copper Rolling Mills; treasurer and managing owner of the Ivanhoe, a steamer that ran between Houghton and L'anse; chief engineer and organizer of the Houghton fire department; and member and director of the Houghton School Board.

The bulk of the correspondence deals with business matters but also small amounts of personal and political correspondence. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss, Chase S. Osborn, David D. Aitken, and Dennis E. Alward.

The thirty one volumes of the collection consist of the ledgers, blotters, invoices, drafts, cash books, order books, and check books of J. Hoar and Brother; a volume of business letters regarding railroad enterprises; and two freight books.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  September 2000

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use note

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Carlos Wenberg, transferred by the MSU Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Atlantic Mining Company.
  • Houghton Copper Rolling Mills.
  • Mineral Range Railroad Company.

Genre(s)

  • Commercial correspondence
  • Journals (accounts)
  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Houghton (Mich.)

Subject(s)

  • Copper mines and mining -- Michigan
  • Elections -- Michigan
  • Elections -- Michigan -- 19th century
  • Railroads -- Michigan
  • Retail trade
  • Stagecoaches -- Michigan
  • Steamboats
  • Steamboats -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

 Papers 
Box

Business Correspondence 

 1
Box Folder

 1863-1884 

 1 1

 January-May 1885 

 1 2

 June-July 1885 

 1 3

 August 1885 

 1 4

 September 1885 

 1 5

October 1885 

 1 6

 November 1885 

 1 7

 December 1885 

 1 8

 January 1886 

 1 9

 February 1886 

 1 10

 March 1886 

 1 11

 April 1886 

 1 12

 May 1886 

 1 13

 June 1886 

 1 14

 July 1886 

 1 15

 August 2-31, 1886 

 1 16

 September 1-30, 1886 

 1 17

 October 1886 

 1 18

 November 1886 

 1 19

 December 1886 

 1 20

 January 1887 

 1 21

 February 1887 

 1 22

 March 1887 

 1 23

 April 1887 

 1 24

 May 1887 

 1 25

 June 1887 

 1 26

 July 1887 

 1 27

 August 1887 

 1 28

 September 1887 

 1 29

 October 1887 

 2 1

 November 1887 

 2 2

 December 1887 

 2 3

 January 1888 

 2 4

 February 1888 

 2 5

 March 1888 

 2 6

 April 1888 

 2 7

 May 1888 

 2 8

 June 1888 

 2 9

July 1888 

 2 10

August 1888 

 2 11

 September 1888 

 2 12

October 1888 

 2 13

 November 1888 

 2 14

 December 1888 

 2 15

 January 1889 

 2 16

 February 1889 

 2 17

 March 1889 

 2 18

 April 1889 

 2 19

 May 1889 

 2 20

 June 1889 

 2 21

 July 1889 

 2 22

August 1889 

 2 23

 September 1889 

 2 24

 October 1889 

 2 25

November 1889 

 2 26

 December 1889 

 2 27

 January 1890 

 2 28

 February 1890 

 2 29

 March 1890 

 2 30

 April 1890 

 2 31

 May 1890 

 2 32

 June 1890 

 2 33

 July 1890 

 2 34

 August 1890 

 2 35

 September 1890 

 2 36

 October 1890 

 2 37

 November 1890 

 2 38

 December 1890 

 2 39

 January 1891 

 2 40

 February 1891 

 2 41

 March 1891 

 2 42

 April 1891 

 2 43

 May 1891 

 3 1

 June 1891 

 3 2

 July 1891 

 3 3

 August 1891 

 3 4

 September 1891 

 3 5

 October 1891 

 3 6

 November 1891 

 3 7

 December 1891 

 3 8

 January 1892 

 3 9

 February 1892 

 3 10

 March 1892 

 3 11

 April 1892 

 3 12

 May 1892 

 3 13

 June 1892 

 3 14

 July 1892 

 3 15

 August 1892 

 3 16

 September 1892 

 3 17

 October 1892 

 3 18

 November 1892 

 3 19

 December 1892 

 3 20

 January 1893 

 3 21

 February 1893 

 3 22

 March 1893 

 3 23

 April 1893 

 3 24

 May 1893 

 3 25

 June 1893 

 3 26

 July 1893 

 3 27

 August 1893 

 3 28

 September 1893 

 3 29

 October 1893 

 3 30

 November 1893 

 3 31

 December 1893 

 3 32

 January 1894 

 3 33

 February 1894 

 3 34

 March 1894 

 3 35

 April 1894 

 3 36

 May 1894 

 3 37

 June 1894 

 3 38

 July 1894 

 3 39

 August 1894 

 3 40

 September 1894 

 4 1

 October 1894 

 4 2

 November 1894 

 4 3

 December 1894 

 4 4

 (1894) 

 4 5

 January 1895 

 4 6

 February 1895 

 4 7

 March 1895 

 4 8

 April 1895 

 4 9

 May 1895 

 4 10

 June 1895 

 4 11

 July 1895 

 4 12

 August 1895 

 4 13

 September 1895 

 4 14

 October 1895 

 4 15

 November 1895 

 4 16

 December 1895 

 4 17

 (1895) 

 4 18

 January 1896 

 4 19

 February 1896 

 4 20

 March 1896 

 4 21

 April 1896 

 4 22

 May 1896 

 4 23

 June 1896 

 4 24

 July 1896 

 4 25

 August 1896 

 4 26

 September 1896 

 4 27

 October 1896 

 4 28

 November 1896 

 4 29

 December 1896 

 4 30

 January 1897 

 4 31

 February 1897 

 4 32

 March 1897 

 4 33

 Undated 

 4 34

Personal Correspondence 

 5
Box Folder

 1886-1897 

 5 1

 1886-1993 

 5 2

 1894-1897 

 5 3

Invoices 

 5
Box Folder

 1859 

 5 4

 September 1869 

 5 5

 October 1-15, 1869 

 5 6

 October 18-30, 1869 

 5 7

 November 1869 

 5 8

 January-April 1870 

 5 9

 May 1870 

 5 10

 June 1870 

 5 11

 July-September 1870 

 5 12

 October 1870 

 5 13

 November-December 1870 

 5 14

 April 10-19, 1871 

 5 15

 April 20-29, 1871 

 5 16

 May 1871 

 5 17

 June-July 1871 

 5 18

 August 1871 

 5 19

 September 1-20, 1871 

 5 20

 September 21-30, 1871 

 5 21

 October 2-14, 1871 

 5 22

 October 16-31, 1871 

 5 23

 November 1871 

 5 24

 1872 

 5 25

 October 10-27, 1872 

 5 26

 October 29, 1874-February 1875 

 5 27
Box Folder

Newspaper clippings n.d. 

 5 28

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Volumes 
Box Folder

Volume 1 - Ledger 1859 

 6 1
Volume

Volume 2 - Ledger 1859 

 2

Volume 3 - Ledger 1860 

 3

Volume 4 - Invoices 1863-1865 

 4

Volume 5 - Invoices 1865-1868 

 5

Volume 6 - Drafts? November 24, 1864 - August 7, 1872 

 6

Volume 7 - Daybook 1868-1872 

 7

Volume 8 - Cash Book August 10, 1869 - June 28, 1870 

 8
Box Folder

Volume 9 - Invoices April 20, 1872 - April 1873 

 6 3
Volume

Volume 10 - Invoice April 1873 - October 31, 1874 

 10

Volume 11 - Invoice April 10, 1873 - October 10, 1876 

 11

Volume 12 - Order Book July 10, 1875 - November 7, 1875 

 12

Volume 13 - Ledger 1876 - 1882? 

 13

Volume 14 - Invoices May 1876 - November 21, 1877 

 14

Volume 15 - Invoices July 11, 1876 - October 12?, 1876 

 15

Volume 16 - Invoices December 1, 1876 - January 25, 1881 

 16
Box Folder

Volume 17 - Account Ledger August 1885 - November 20, 1885 

 6 4
Volume

Volume 18 - Invoices January 25 - September 29, 1883 

 18

Volume 19 - Checkbook November 29, 1882 - January 5, 1883 

 19

Volume 20 - Index to Merchandise Ledger 1882 

 20

Volume 21 - Freight Book 1882 - 1884? 

 21

Volume 22 - Invoices October 1883 - October 4, 1884 

 22

Volume 23 - Freight Book 1884 - 1885? 

 23

Volume 24 - Day Book October 14, 1884 - March 20, 1886 

 24

Volume 25 - Day Book "Dry Blotter Goods" June 3, 1885 - April 8, 1886 

 25

Volume 26 - Petty Cash, Book November 24, 1880 - January 24, 1882 

 26

Volume 27 - Day Book "Blotter" October 14, 1885 - March 25, 1886 

 27

Volume 28 - Trial Balance Book march 1889 - February 1895 

 28
Box Folder

Volume 29 - Letterpress book January 27, 1901 - August 6, 1903 

 6 5
Volume

Volume 30 - Invoices March 13, 1901 - February 13, 1913 

 30

Volume 31 - Index to General Ledger Undated 

 31

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