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- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $3.75 for rutabaga seeds and a bag purchased by J.H. Vandecar on March 3, 1882. An engraving of the Ferry Warehouse from the Calvert Lithograph Company is printed at the upper left, along with a list of company executives. The company offices are listed at 20922 Croghan Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; header including engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B, as well as a list of company executives; addressed to Alex Waddington of Waddington, California on June 13, 1900, "Dear Sir: We acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 6th inst with enclosure $43.52 which we credit to you on account with our best thanks under the following conditions: All checks on Interior Banks, and all other checks and drafts not endorsed by the sender, are taken for collection only, and we will not be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred in collecting such checks or drafts"
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company shipping confirmation form sent to D.E. Conrad of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1894 stating that a box of garden seeds has been sent care of A.B. Ashton. The form states that freight has been paid for the Detroit to Pittsburgh leg, but local railroad charges will be the responsibility of the buyer.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- 1897 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman with illustrations by the Calvert Lithograph Company, containing images and descriptions of both plants available as seeds through the company as well as farming tools. A colorful bouquet of flowers against a white background is on the front cover. The back bares an image of the D.M. Ferry Seed Warehouses and Box Factory facing each other across Brush Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color D.M. Ferry and Company postcard printed with an illustration of three carrots. Printed on verso: Office of D.M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit, Mich. Our Agent, Mr. G.H. Walker will call on you soon for the purpose of settling the past season's Seed Account and receiving your esteemed orders for the coming year. If you have any of our seeds out on commission, please call them in at once, so as to be prepared to close the account. Respectfully, D.M. Ferry & Co. Postmarked Aug 11, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son of Detroit with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has an illustration of a the Belle Isle Conservatory as viewed from over a patch of flowers in the foreground, a caption reads "Horticultural Building, Belle Isle Park, Detroit.", with "Seed Annual 1908" and D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen - Detroit, Mich. at top; On the back cover "Seed Annual 1908, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seedsmen, Detroit, Mich." is printed above an illustration of a bridge over one of Belle Isle's streams with the Detroit Boat Club standing in the background, captioned as "Scene in Belle Isle Park, Detroit;" inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with three full page color pictures spaced throughout; order form attached
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; header including engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B, as well as a list of company executives; addressed to M.J. Day and Company of Ripton, Vermont on June 24, 1899, "Dear Sir: We acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 23rd inst with enclosure $3.45 which we credit to you on account with our best thanks under the following conditions: All checks on Interior Banks, and all other checks and drafts not endorsed by the sender, are taken for collection only, and we will not be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred in collecting such checks or drafts;" signed below with the initials J.A.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company Memorandum of Shipment, dated December 11, 1917, for one box of Standard Garden Seeds sent to J.F. Suttle of Felix, Alabama shipped care of "SO R.R," presumably the Southern Railroad, Birmingham to Selma. The form states that freight charges are prepaid for the Detroit to Birmingham leg of the trip. "The best is always the cheapest--plant Ferry's," is printed at the bottom. The verso contains space for a list of additional shipped item, and has been left blank.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Full packet of D.M. Ferry and Company Mammoth White Bush Scallop Squash. A color illustration of the squash by the Calvert Lithograph Company is on the recto. A description, instructions, and a stamp which reads, "1915," are on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two-page type-written letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to Mr. J. Freeman Suttle of Felix, Alabama, dated Nov. 4th, 1916. The first part of letter details a check sent by D.M. Ferry and Company to cover expenses on a return of seeds mistakenly counted as sold. The second part of the letter states that the D.M. Ferry and Company representative did not get an order from Suttle, and asks for Suttle to send an order in the enclosed stamped envelope. The third and last section addresses issues with commissions and the growing cost of D.M. Ferry and Company operations. The letter is printed on company letterhead.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
