p2315 M. D. PEAK An Inventory of His Letters at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Kathryn A. Johnson Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse, November 23, 1999Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society Peak, M. D. M. D. Peak Letters, 1861, 1862. Two letters, December 7, 1861 and March 5, 1862, by M. D. Peak, cashier of Thorne's Bank, Hastings, Minnesota, to "Mr. Wood" [n.p.], contain information on banking and economic conditions in the 1860s. 1 folder, containing 2 letters. P2316. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE PAPERS

Two letters, December 7, 1861 and March 5, 1862, by M. D. Peak, cashier of Thorne's Bank, Hastings, Minnesota, to "Mr. Wood" [n.p.], contain information on banking and economic conditions in the 1860s.

The 1861 letter contains references to family, and details Peak's plans to become a cashier and part owner of the bank of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and gives information on the bank's prospects and his investment in it. The 1862 letter mentions his return from New York, the illness of his wife, and economic conditions caused by the Civil War.

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Topics: Banks and banking -- Minnesota -- Hastings. Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Green Bay. Economic conditions. Places: Green Bay (Wisconsin). Hastings (Minn.). United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Occupations: Bankers. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Prefered Citation:

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,658

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Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, October 1995

Catalog ID number: 09-00321275