ORTON'S BANK:
An Inventory of Its Financial Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Orton's Bank (Ortonville, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Orton's Bank financial records, | |
| Dates: | 1879-1890. | |
| Abstract: | Two loan collection registers (1880-1890), a loan remittance register (1883-1884), a journal (1883-1887), a ledger (1886-1890) and some biographical and historical information documenting the business activities of Orton's Bank, Ortonville, Minnesota, which was formed and owned by Cornelius Knute Orton, for whom the town of Ortonville was named. | |
| Quantity: | 1.25 cubic feet (1 box, containing 5 v. and 1 folder). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf location. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
C. K. (Cornelius Knute) Orton was born (October 11, 1846) in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, moved to Iowa (1853), and then to Lanesboro, Minnesota (1857) where he was a bookkeeper and merchant. In 1872 he moved to Big Stone County and homesteaded with his brothers near Big Stone Lake, where he also operated an Indian trading post. The village of Ortonville was named for him and he served as its first postmaster (1875), village officer (1881), and owner and operator of Orton's Bank. Orton died in Ortonville on December 24, 1890.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The volumes illustrate in detail the extent of the bank's business ventures in Minnesota and the Midwest. Also included is a folder containing biographical information on Orton, historical information on Ortonville, and a sample sheet of blank checks issued by the bank.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here] Orton's Bank Financial Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 1802
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, July 1998
Catalog ID number: 990017336550104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Volume | |||||||||||
| 142.F.14.5B | 1 | Collection register, March 8, 1880-October 1, [1886?]. | |||||||||
| The volume contains names of receiver, drawer, or marker; endorsees; when and where payable; interest rate; when note is due; when paid and amount paid. | |||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||
| 142.F.14.5B | 2 | Collections register, October 13, 1886-April 10, 1890. | |||||||||
| Contains same information categories as found in volume 1. It also includes correspondence and other items pasted into the volume, including an Orton's Bank letterhead (p.22). | |||||||||||
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| 142.F.14.5B | 3 | Remittance register, August 31, 1883-April 18, 1884. | |||||||||
| Similar in format to volumes 1 and 2, the volume records the name of drawer, when drawn, endorsees, where payable, and amount. | |||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| 142.F.14.5B | 1 | Biographical information on C. K. Orton, sample sheet of blank checks issues by Orton's bank, undated. | |||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Banks and banking -- Ortonville -- Records and correspondence.
- Business enterprises -- Minnesota -- Ortonville.
- Financial institutions -- Minnesota -- Ortonville.
- Persons:
- Orton, C. K. (Cornelius Knute), 1846-1890.
- Places:
- Big Stone County (Minn.).
- Ortonville (Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Bookkeeping records.
- Occupations:
- Bankers.
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