University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Day, Frederick T., 1842-1920.

Business papers, 1855-1910.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection M

23 cubic ft. (9 archives boxes, 12 record center cartons, and 61 volumes)


ABSTRACT: Papers of a Milwaukee real estate loan operator and president of the Plankinton Bank. The collection consists of 9 boxes of correspondence arranged chronologically by year, 84 letter books, 1871-1903, and 171 business record books relating chiefly to his business in Milwaukee in 1867, through the years of the growth of the loan department which was eventually added to the insurance office, down to the voluntary assignment of Day for the benefit of his creditors in June, 1893.

The earliest letter books concern the insurance business, but the bulk of the collection relates to the operation of the loan business, especially the making of mortgage loans on farm lands in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. There is a vast quantity of correspondence, much of it routine, with mortgagors and with local agents stationed in the Dakotas and Minnesota, especially Melvin Grigsby, C. M. Harrison, Edward J. Hodgson, and George W. Wishard. The correspondence concerns the examination of applications for loans, collection of interest commissions, security, abstracts of title, extensions of mortgages, foreclosures, and taxes. Scattered legal papers such as mortgages, loan negotiation commission agreements, and so on are in the papers. There are also eight letter books dealing with the administration of the assignee of the firm, William H. Momsen, after June, 1893.

The business record books consist of cash books, interest registers, receipt books, blotters, ledgers, and miscellaneous volumes.


ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Day, Frederick T., 1842-1920. Business papers, 1855-1910. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection M. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTION:

Plankinton Bank (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1866-1907. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection M)

ACQUISITION: William H. Momsen through the United States Works Progress Administration Historical Records Survey on March 18, 1937.


MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION M BOX FOLDER
Correspondence, 1855-1878 1 1
Correspondence, 1879-1880 1 2
Correspondence, 1881-1883 1 3
Correspondence,1884-1885 1 4
Correspondence,1885-1886 1 5
Correspondence, 1887 2 1
Correspondence, 1888 2 2
Correspondence, 1889 2 3-6
Correspondence, 1889 3 1-6
Correspondence, 1889 4 1
Correspondence, 1890 4 2-6
Correspondence, 1890 5 1-4
Correspondence, 1891 5 5-6
Correspondence, 1891 6 1-5
Correspondence, 1892 7 1-4
Correspondence, 1892-1893 7 5
Correspondence, 1893 8 1-5
Correspondence, 1893, undated 9 1
Correspondence, 1894 9 2
Correspondence, 1895-1899 9 3
Correspondence, 1900-1901 9 5
Correspondence, 1902-1910 9 6
Letter Book, Insurance and Loan Department, 1868-1871 [volume 1] 10  
Letter Book, Insurance and Loan Department, 1871-1874 [volume 2] 10  
Letter Book, Insurance Department, 1875-1883 [volume 3] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1875-1877 [volume 4] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1877-1878 [volume 5] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1878 [volume 6] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1878-1879 [volume 7] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1879-1880 [volume 8] 10  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1880 [volume 9] 11  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1880-1881 [volume 10] 11  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1881 [volume 11] 11  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1882 [volume 12] 11  
Letter Book, Loan Department, 1882-1883 [volume 13] 11  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1881-1883 [volume 14] 11  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1883-1884 [volume 15] 11  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1884-1885 [volume 16] 11  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1885-1886 [volume 17] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1886 [volume 18] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1886-1887 [volume 19] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1887-1888 [volume 20] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1888-1888 [volume 21] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1888-1889 [volume 22] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1889 [volume 23] 12  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1889-1890 [volume 24] 13  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1890-1891 [volume 25] 13  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1891 [volume 26] 13  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1891-1892 [volume 27] 13  
Letter Book, Collection Department, 1892-1893 [volume 28] 13  
Letter Book, Collections, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1894-1903 [volume 29] 13  
Letter Book, Collections, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1897-1907 [volume 30] 13  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1883 [volume 31] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1883 [volume 32] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1883-1884 [volume 33] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1884 [volume 34] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1884-1885 [volume 35] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1885-1886 [volume 36] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1886-1887 [volume 37] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1887-1889 [volume 38] 14  
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1889 [volume 39]    
Letter Book, Agents Correspondence, 1889, November - 1883, May [volume 40]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1883, January - 1885, May [volume 41]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1884, August - 1886, January [volume 42]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1886, January - 1887, February [volume 43]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1887, July - November [volume 44]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1887, November - 1888, March [volume 45]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1888, March - 1888, July [volume 46]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1888, July - November [volume 47]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1888, November - 1889, February [volume 48]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1889, February - April [volume 49]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1889, May - July [volume 50]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1889, July - October [volume 51]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1889, October - November [volume 52]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1889, November - 1890, January [volume 53]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, January - February [volume 54]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, February - April [volume 55]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, April - June [volume 56]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, June - September [volume 57]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, September - November [volume 58]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, November - December [volume 59]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890, December - 1891, January [volume 60]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, January - March [volume 61]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, March - May [volume 62]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, May - July [volume 63]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, July - October [volume 64]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, October - 1891, November [volume 65]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, November - December [volume 66]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891, December - 1892, February [volume 67]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, March - May [volume 68]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, March - May [volume 69]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, May - June [volume 70]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, June - August [volume 71]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, August - October [volume 72]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, October - November [volume 73]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892, November - 1893, January [volume 74]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893, January - February [volume 75]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893, February - March [volume 76]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893, March - May [volume 77]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893, May - December [volume 78]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1893, June-1894 [volume 79]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1894, May - 1901 [volume 80]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1894, October - 1896 [volume 81]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1896, March - 1901 [volume 82]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1901, November - 1903 [volume 83]    
Letter Book, Miscellaneous Matter, Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, 1895, July - 1902, July [volume 84]    
Reports of Agency Remittances, J. P. Crennan, 1884-1889 [volume 85] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, J. P. Crennan, 1887-1889 [volume 86] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Melvin Grigsby, 1882-1886 [volume 87] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Melvin Grigsby, 1886-1890 [volume 88] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Melvin Grigsby, 1890-1893 [volume 89] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, C. M. Harrison, 1883-1889 [volume 90] 15  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1881-1883 [volume 91] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1883-1884 [volume 92] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1884-1885 [volume 93] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1885-1886 [volume 94] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1887-1889 [volume 95] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, E. J. Hodgson, 1889-1893 [volume 96] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1881-1886 [volume 97] 16  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1884-1893 [volume 98] 17  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1885-1893 [volume 99] 17  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1887-1893 [volume 100] 17  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1888-1891 [volume 101] 17  
Reports of Agency Remittances, Various Agencies, 1889-1891 [volume 102] 17  
Receipt Book, 1879-1880 [volume 103] 17  
Receipt Book, 1880-1881 [volume 104] 17  
Receipt Book, 1881 [volume 105] 18  
Receipt Book, 1881-1882 [volume 106] 18  
Receipt Book, 1882 [volume 107] 18  
Receipt Book, 1883 [volume 108] 18  
Receipt Book, 1883 [volume 109] 18  
Receipt Book, 1884 [volume 110] 18  
Receipt Book, 1884 [volume 111] 18  
Receipt Book, 1885 [volume 112] 18  
Receipt Book, 1885 [volume 113] 18  
Receipt Book, 1885-1886 [volume 114] 18  
Receipt Book, 1886 [volume 115] 18  
Receipt Book, 1886 [volume 116] 18  
Receipt Book, 1886-1887 [volume 117] 18  
Receipt Book, 1887 [volume 118] 18  
Receipt Book, 1887 [volume 119] 19  
Receipt Book, 1887-1888 [volume 120] 19  
Receipt Book, 1888 [volume 121] 19  
Receipt Book, 1888-1889 [volume 122] 19  
Receipt Book, 1889 [volume 123] 19  
Receipt Book, 1890 [volume 124] 19  
Receipt Book, 1890 [volume 125] 19  
Receipt Book, 1891 [volume 126] 20  
Receipt Book, 1892 [volume 127] 20  
Receipt Book, 1892-1893 [volume 128] 20  
Receipt Book, 1890-1893 [volume 129] 20  
Receipt Book, 1893-1905 [volume 130] 20  
Record Book, Conveyance of Lots in Lawndale Subdivision, Milwaukee, 1892-1893 [volume 131] 20  
Register of Insurance Policy Holders, 1866-1867 [volume 132] 20  
Notes and Bills Receivable, 1878-1887 [volume 133] 20  
Hodgson Tax Account, 1890-1893 [volume 134] 20  
Register of Collections, 1894-1902 [volume 135] 20  
Mortgage Extensions, 1885-1889 [volume 136] 20  
Mortgages & Notes for Commission, 1874-1880 [volume 137] 21  
Cash Commission for Loans & Extension of Loans, 1885-1893 [volume 138] 21  
Account Book, 1883-1886 [volume 139] 21  
Unidentified Volume, 1879-1885 [volume 140] 21  
Day Book, 1878-1882 [volume 141] 21  
Day Book, 1883-1884 [volume 142] 21  
Lot Sales Book, 1873-1883 [volume 143] 21  
Summary of Profit and Loss, 1885-1892 [volume 144] 21  
Summary of Profit and Loss, 1893 [volume 145] 21  
Loans Paid, 1892-1893 [volume 146] 21  
Loans Paid, 1889-1892 [volume 147] 21  
Loans Paid, 1883-1888 [volume 148] 21  
Roster of Insurance Agents and Physicians, 1869-1878 [volume 149] 21  
Cash Book, 1871-1872 [volume 150] 21  
Tax Register, 1885-1888 [volume 151] 21  
Record Book of Ownership of Lots in Layton Park Subdivision, Milwaukee? [volume 152] 21  
Record Book of Ownership of Lots [volume 153] 21  
Mortgagees Index, 1887-1891 [volume 154] 21  
Statement Book, 1879-1889 [volume 155] 21  
Statement Book, 1879-1891 [volume 156] 21  
Statement Book, 1887-1888 [volume 157] 21  
Blotter, 1874-1876 [volume 158]    
Blotter, 1878-1879 [volume 159]    
Blotter, 1880-1881 [volume 160]    
Blotter, 1882-1883 [volume 161]    
Blotter, 1883-1884 [volume 162]    
Blotter, 1884-1886 [volume 163]    
Blotter, 1886-1887 [volume 164]    
Blotter, 1888-1893 [volume 165]    
F. T. Day, Bank Pass Book, 1879-1880 [volume 166]    
Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, Bank Pass Book, 1893-1894 [volume 167]    
Wm, H. Momsen, Assignee, Bank Pass Book, 1894-1899 [volume 168]    
Index to Tax register A, 1875 - 1892 [volume 169]    
Index to Ledger, 1881 - 1893 [volume 170]    
Index to Ledger, 1889 - 1893 [volume 171]    
Index to Loan Register A [volume 179]    
Index to Loan Register B [volume 180]    
Index to Loan Register C [volume 181]    
Index to Loan Register D [volume 182]    
Index to Hodgson Ledger A, 1880 - 1890 [volume 183]    
Index to Hodgson Tax Account [volume 184]    
Index to Blotter, 1878, January - 1879, December [volume 185]    
Index to Blotter, 1880, January - 1881, December [volume 186]    
Index to Blotter, 1882, January - 1883, April [volume 187]    
Index to Blotter, 1884, April - 1884, April [volume 188]    
Index to Blotter, 1884, April - 1886, January [volume 189]    
Index to Blotter, 1886 - 1887 [volume 190]    
Index to Blotter, 1888, January - 1893, May [volume 191]    
Policy Renewals, 1867 - 1868 [volume 192]    
Items of Commission, 1877 - 1879 [volume 193]    
Items of Commission, 1885, January - 1887, January [volume 194]    
Items of Commission, 1887, January - 1891, November [volume 195]    
Items of Commission 1891, November - 1893, May [volume 196]    
Foreclosures Collections, 1887 - 1892 [volume 197]    
Unidentified List of Names [volume 198]    
Unidentified List of Names [volume 199]    
Minutes of Meetings of Castilian Mining Co., 1875, February - April [volume 200]    
Index to Ledger, 1877 - 1882 [volume 172]  
Index to Ledger J [volume 173]  
Index to Loan Ledger K [volume 174]  
Index to Loan Ledger D, 1882 - 1893 [volume 175]  
Index to Loan Ledger F [volume 176]  
Index to Interest Ledger C [volume 177]  
Index to Interest ledger E [volume 178]  
Cash Book Volume, 1875, January - 1878, May [volume 201]  
Cash Book D, 1878, June - 1880, February [volume 202]  
Cash Book, 1880, March - 1881, August [volume 203]  
Cash Book F, 1881, September - 1882, December [volume 204]  
Cash Book G, 1882, December - 1883, December [volume 205]  
Cash Book H, 1884, January - 1885, January [volume 206]  
Cash Book, 1885, January - 1886, March [volume 207]  
Cash Book J, 1886, April - 1887, June [volume 208]  
Cash Book K, 1887, July - 1888, November [volume 209]  
Cash Book L, 1888, November - 1889, November [volume 210]  
Cash Book M, 1889, November - 1891, January [volume 211]  
Cash Book N, 1891, January - 1892, March [volume 212]  
Cash Book O, 1892, March - 1893, April [volume 213]  
Cash Book P, 1893, April - May [volume 214]  
Interest Register A, 1877 April - 1881, January [volume 215]  
Interest Register B, 1881, July - 1883, July [volume 216]  
Interest Register C, 1884, January - 1885, January [volume 217]  
Interest Register D, 1885, July - 1887, July [volume 218]  
Interest Register F, 1887, May - 1891, November [volume 219]  
Interest Register E, 1888, January - 1892, January [volume 220]  
Interest Register G, 1892, May - 1893, May [volume 221]  
Interest Register H, 1892, July - 1893, July [volume 222]  
Commissions Due, 1875, July - 1885, November [volume 223]  
Commission Ledger, 1886, January - 1891, January [volume 224]  
Commission Register, 1881 - 1887 [volume 225]  
Commission Register, 1885 - 1892 [volume 226]  
Schlicht's Standard Commission Index [volume 227]  
Tax Register A, 1875 - 1892 [volume 228]  
Check Book, 1887 - 1893 [volume 229]  
Check Book, 1889 - 1893 [volume 230]  
Hodgson Ledger A, 1880 - 1890 [volume 231]  
Hodgson Ledger B, 1881 - 1896 [volume 232]  
City Loan Register, 1887 - 1889 [volume 233]  
Policy Renewals and Cancellations Book, F. T. Day, Gen. Agt., Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1872 - 1876 [volume 234]  
F. T. Day, Gen. Agt., Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1876 - 1885 [volume 235]  
Loan Ledger, 1882 - 1893 [volume 236]  
Loan Ledger C, 1882 - 1893 [volume 237]  
Loan Ledger F, 1885 - 1893 [volume 238]  
Loan Register A, 1876- 1882 [volume 239]  
Loan Register B, 1882 - 1892 [volume 240]  
Loan Register C, 1882 - 1892 [volume 241]  
Loan Register D, 1887 - 1892 [volume 242]  
Loan Register E, 1887 - 1891 [volume 243]  
Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, Land Book, 1893 - 1908 [volume 244]  
Wm. H. Momsen, Assignee, Statement Book, 1881 - 1902 [volume 245]  
Interest Ledger, 1884 1893 [volume 246]  
Index to Mortgagors, 1875 - 1885 [volume 247]  
Index to Mortgagors, [volume 248]  
Ledger, 1869 - 1879 [volume 249]  
Ledger, 1877 - 1882 [volume 250]  
Ledger, 1881 - 1893 [volume 251]  
Ledger, 1889 - 1893 [volume 252]  
Momsen House, Blueprint and Building Contract, 1896 9 4
Receipts, 1880, October - 1893, June [volume 253]  
Statements, 1891, November - 1893, June [volume 254]  
Statements, c. 1892 - 1900 [volume 255]  

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