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- One tax receipt, dated December, 14, 1871, issued by the Wayne County Treasurer's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that the Richmond & Backus Company paid $9.32 for state and county taxes on property located in the Brush Farm Subdivision, namely, "Lot 3, Blk. 1." The receipt was signed by "James Collins, Dty. [Deputy] County Treasurer."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 6363 I," dated May 25, 1878, issued by the "Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Washington." The registration form is printed in black text on white paper and includes blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black ink text. It indicates that a copyright was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit for a "Book or Form" which is described in more specific detail in handwritten text. The registration form was signed in the lower right corner by "A. R. [Ainsworth Rand] Spofford, Librarian of Congress." An oval-shaped embossed seal of the Copyright Office is located in the upper left corner of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One letter, dated January 12, 1870, from the Board of Supervisors of Saginaw County to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit. The letter was handwritten in black ink on white linen paper that has light blue lines and requested that the company furnish real estate record books for the county government.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One tax receipt, dated November, 1870, issued by the Wayne County Treasurer's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that Richmond & Backus Company paid $95.69 for state and county taxes on the "E [east] 26 ft., Lot 3, Sec. 1." The receipt was signed by "James Collins, D. [Deputy] County Treasurer."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One tax statement entitled "City Taxes 1871 - Richmond & Backus." The report is handwritten in black ink on a sheet of white linen ledger paper that has light red lines and columns. It lists property addresses, wards, and lot numbers along with the amounts of city, school, road, sewer, and police taxes that were due for each property. A receipt statement is located near the middle of the page that states: "Receivers Office, Detroit, July 29, 1871. Received of Richmond & Backus, Thirteen Hundred Seventy Six and 05/100 Dollars amount of general city taxes for the year 1871 on the above described property as returned to this office. $1376.05, Wm. Y. Rumney, Rec. Taxes."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map, "Handy Pocket Map of the City of Detroit Michigan," copyright 1888 by F.B. Williams. The map shows roads and railways (marked in red) in the City of Detroit, with Campus Martius located at the bottom center and circles emanating from the point of origin in half mile increments. Text around the border of the map, clockwise from top, reads "Compliments of The Richmond & Backus Co. 183 Jefferson Avenue, and 75 and 77 Bates Street."; "Binders and Blank Book Manufacturers."; "Agents for the 'Cyclostyle,' 'Mimeograph,' and 'Hectograph,' for Duplicating Writing Send for Circulars."; "Printers, Wholesale and Retail Stationers."
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 106 I," dated January 3, 1878, issued by the "Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Washington." The registration form is printed in black text on white paper and includes blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black ink text. It indicates that a copyright was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit for a "Book or Form" which is described in more specific detail in handwritten text. The registration form was signed in the lower right corner by "A. R. [Ainsworth Rand] Spofford, Librarian of Congress." An oval-shaped embossed seal of the Copyright Office is located in the upper left corner of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One promissory note, dated November 13, 1869, that was issued by the Richmond & Backus Company. It was printed in black text on white paper. The note terms were handwritten in black ink text and indicated that $250 was to be paid to John C. Worthington on May 13, 1871, at the Second National Bank of Detroit. A handwritten endorsement on the verso indicated that the note was assigned to Rev. George Worthington.
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One accounting report for "Messrs.[?] Richmond & Backus." The report is handwritten in black ink on a sheet of white linen ledger paper that has light blue lines and columns. It lists dates, items, and costs and is signed near the lower right corner: "Rec. Payt., B. Vernor, --. J. Vernier." A two-cent U.S. Internal Revenue stamp has been affixed to the lower left corner of the page and is dated "Aug. 24, 1870," in black handwritten text. The stamp features a red and white engraved design with a bust of George Washington at the center.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One tax receipt, dated August 16, 1866, issued by the Receiver's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that Richmond & Backus Company paid $182.57 for various city taxes on "Personal Property." The receipt, No. 1565, was signed by "T.R. Cumings, Receiver of Taxes."
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
