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- Description:
- One "Internal Revenue License." The license, dated May 1, 1866, was printed in black text on white paper and has a circular eagle emblem at the top. Upon payment of a tax of $85, the license was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company to carry on their work as a "manufacturer & wholesale dealer at 185 Jefferson Avenue." An embossed seal of the "Collector of Internal Revenue" is located at the lower left corner of the license.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 7 licenses granted to William H Tefft & Co. to carry on the business of a wholesale dealer and manufacturer at no. 44 Woodward Ave. (William H. Tefft was also one of the founding partners of the Detroit Stove Works which was incorporated in 1866): a. License no. 180; valid from September 30, 1862, to September 31, 1863; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealers and manufacturers. b. License no. 758; valid from May 1, 1864, to May 1, 1865; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealers and manufacturers. c. License no. 2145; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to Detroit Stove Works, manufacturers. d. License no. 2249; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to W. H. Tefft, wholesale dealer. e. License no. 2250; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to W. H. Tefft, manufacturer. f. License no. 4469; valid from September, 1863, to May 1, 1864; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealer and manufacturer. g. License no. __; valid from May 1, 1866, to May 1, 1867; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealer and manufacturer.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
