Title: Cyrus Hall McCormick Correspondence and Subject File
Inclusive Dates: 1788-1939

Creator:

• McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884

Call Number: McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A

Quantity: 96.6 c.f. (192 archives boxes and 50 card boxes) and 5 volumes

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaper and a Chicago industrialist, comprising correspondence, memoranda, and letterbooks concerning the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in both the domestic and foreign fields, and dealing with McCormick's many other interests, particularly the Presbyterian Church and several charities; his activities as a member of the state and national Democratic party; and his investments, chiefly in Chicago real estate, railroads, and mines. Also included are deeds, contracts, investment proposals, and other documents. Some of the letters are to or from McCormick's wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus Jr., and others associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The earliest dated items were written or received by Cyrus' father, Robert McCormick, and by other family members.

Note:

Forms part of the McCormick Collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mcc0001a

Since McCormick was so often absent from Chicago on business, voluminous correspondence was necessary. He communicated in great detail with company officials William S. McCormick and his successor, Charles A. Spring Jr., each of whom wrote McCormick concerning personal and business matters, patents, agreements, sales, agents, and investments; while his brother Leander's letters refer to design, operation, and patents. Other correspondents include foreign agents after 1851; traveling agents who moved throughout the Midwest and the East after 1845; and small-town implement dealers and general agents who came to be the eyes and ears of the company, as well as salesmen for the McCormick machines. With improvements in the reaper and introduction of the mower, self rake, harvester, and binder, patents cases and manufacturing rivalries generated much of the correspondence. Included are letters and agreements relating to patentees and manufacturers, as well as those who advised and represented McCormick in business and legal matters.

Presbyterian Church affairs were a dominant personal interest and the correspondence with churchmen reflects growth of several Presbyterian churches in Chicago, church dissension prior to the Civil War, and controversies between conservative and radical theology. To advance his Old School point of view McCormick endowed the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest at Chicago, now called the McCormick Theological Seminary; fought to maintain conservative instruction; and contributed to its buildings and operation. Other schools of which he particularly approved were recipients of his support. McCormick corresponded with and supported the evangelism of Dwight L. Moody, and established a family tradition of consistent aid to the Young Men's Christian Association. Appeals for financial assistance increased after the Civil War when a flood of pleas came from their family home state of Virginia and the South. McCormick responded to numerous individuals and letters reveal his concern for impoverished churches and the welfare of blacks, with substantial contributions especially to the Southern Aid Society.

In politics McCormick was a Democrat, taking an active though somewhat sporadic interest in national conventions and election campaigns. Being opposed to abolition and secession, his correspondence prior to the Civil War emphasizes his hope that both his party and his church could help to prevent a break between the states. Much of his political correspondence relates to his service as chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee in Illinois.

McCormick's investments were varied and included speculation in railroads, mineral lands, and other properties. Correspondents include lawyers and financiers in New York. Major interests include the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Southern Railroad Association, the Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Railroad Company, and rail construction in Iowa, Nebraska, and elsewhere. Investments in the Montana Mineral Land and Mining Company and Arizona properties, and abortive attempts to obtain gold at the Dorn mine in South Carolina and silver at the Little Chief mine in Colorado prompted much correspondence. Other investment was in the Mississippi Valley Society of London formed to encourage European capital and immigrants to seek the Midwest; and foreign interests such as the American Exchange in Europe, Ltd.

Personal concerns are documented throughout the collection. Letters with family members and business and investment affairs also include comments on family and social affairs. After McCormick's death, the papers chiefly concern the trusts created by his will and the administration of his estate.

Organized in four series: 1A consists of correspondence received, 1788-1939; 2A consists of a subject file, 1811-1884; 3A consists of letterpress copy books, 1867-1884, focusing on business matters; and 4A consists of letterpress copy books, 1869-1882, focusing on politics, religion, and mining.

• Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, 1788-1939
• Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, 1811-1884
• Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1867-1884
• Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1869-1882

McCormick Mss 1A	Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, 1788-1939 Physical Description: 70.0 c.f. (125 archives boxes and 50 card boxes)  Scope and Content Note This series, covering the years 1788 through 1939, comprises the main section of the Cyrus H. McCormick papers. The correspondence is largely letters, reports, telegrams, statements and memoranda received by Cyrus H. McCormick, his wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and persons associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. There are also letters written by Robert McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick, and his family, consisting of original manuscripts (handwritten and typescript) and typescript copies. The subjects covered are multiple with an emphasis on the development of the reaper, the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Presbyterian Church activities, and politics. Letters are filed chronologically by years and alphabetically by name of author within the chronology. Each item is cataloged in the main catalogue of the Cyrus H. McCormick papers under the name of the author. A good portion is also cross-referenced by name of the recipient. The content of each box is listed according to the title of the first and the last folder in the box.
Box   1	McCormick, James, 1788-Reynolds, 1835
Box   2	Kennet, Joshua, 1836-King, D.C., 1845
Box   3	Hassle, William, 1845-McCormick, William S., 1819
Box   4	Moore, Thomas S., 1849-Wright and Selby, 1853
Box   5	E. Adams and others, 1854-Huffin, Edmund, 1854
Box   6	Saddoris, William, 1854-Ingersoll, W., 1855
Box   7	Jackey, Henry, 1855-Zimmerman, D., 1855
Box   8	Adams, Hugh, 1856-McCormick, J.B., 1856
Box   9	McCormick, Leander J., 1856-Carter, Thomas, 1857
Box   10	Cartmell, W.M., 1857-McCormick, John, 1857
Box   11	McCormick, William S., 1857-Zimmerman, D., 1857
Box   12	Ackerman, John, 1858-Haynes, William H., 1858
Box   13	Healy, E., 1858-Merchant, Lewis, 1858
Box   14	Merritt, P.W., 1858-Willis, William, 1858
Box   15	Wilson, Hawksworth, Ellison and Company, 1858-McCormick, Robert (Fiddling Bob), 1860
Box   16	McCormick, William S., 1860-McCormick, Mary Ann, 1862
Box   17	McCormick, William S., 1862-McCormick, William S., 1863
Box   18	Miller, Thomas K., 1863-McCormick, C.H., and Brothers, 1865
Box   19	McCormick, Henrietta M., 1865-McCormick, Agnes E., 1866
Box   20	McCormick, C.H., 1866-Abbott, Joseph, 1867
Box   21	Ackerman, John, 1867-Brock, J.P., 1867
Box   22	Brockenbrough, John W., 1867-Eldridge and Brothers, 1867
Box   23	Endicott, W.F., 1867-Jones, Thomas R., 1867
Box   24	Jordan, William A., 1867-Miller, Simeon A., 1867
Box   25	Kills and Cooper, 1867-Sleight, H.O., 1867
Box   26	Smith, Allison J., 1867-Baldwin, William D., 1868
Box   27	Barlow, Samuel L.M., 1868-French, T.L., and Company, 1868
Box   28	Fries, A.J., 1868-McClung, Rachel D.W., 1868
Box   29	McCormick, 1868-Moore, S.M., and Company, 1868
Box   30	Morgan, Charles, 1868-Upton, J.K., 1868
Box   31	Tisserand, Eugene, 1868-Crawford, William, 1869
Box   32	Craycroft, Frank, 1869-Mayo, Fanny E., 1869
Box   33	McCormick, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-McCormick, William G., 1869
Box   34	McLown, John, 1869-Stuart, A., 1869
Box   35	Taylor, J.L., 1869-Irvine and Company, 1870
Box   36	Jack, John, 1870-McCormick, Robert S., 1870
Box   37	McCormick, William G., 1870-Adams, Hugh, 1871
Box   38	Adams, J.T., 1871-Kelly, J.B., 1871
Box   39	Kenney M.N., 1871-McCormick, Leander J. and William R. Baker, 1871
Box   40	McCormick, Mary Ann, 1871-Tucker, H., 1871
Box   41	Tufts, S.P., 1871-Brooks, W.S., 1872
Box   42	Bross, William, 1872-Dwyer, Walter M.B., 1872
Box   43	Dwyer, Walter M.O., 1872-Hughes, E.B., 1872
Box   44	Humphreys, E. Arthur, 1872-McClure, A.M., 1872
Box   45	McCormick, C.H., 1872-Nelson, William E., 1872
Box   46	Neuberger, J.M., 1872-Sloan, W.P., 1872
Box   47	Slocum, H.W., 1872-Winter, H.A., 1872
Box   48	Winston, F.H., 1872-Ellis, William P., 1873
Box   49	Evans, J.G., 1873-Marder, John, 1873
Box   50	Markham, George W., 1873-Perry, A., and Company, 1873
Box   51	Peterson Brothers, 1873-Zeller, Mrs. Mary P., 1873
Box   52	A.A. Abbott and Company, 1874-Coombs, John, 1874
Box   53	Coquillard, A., 1874-Jewell and Gibson, 1874
Box   54	Jewett, John N., 1874-Osborne, J.H., 1874
Box   55	Owen, John L., 1874-Swan, Charles H., 1874
Box   56	Talbert, T., 1874-Chambers, V.T., 1875
Box   57	Chapman, John E., 1875-Mason, Alfred B., 1875
Box   58	Matthews, Frank K., 1875-Vanarsdale, W.W., 1875
Box   59	Van Eps, William, 1875-Bourne, James M., 1876
Box   60	Bouton, T.F., 1876-Cutler, D.C., 1876
Box   61	Dahlgreer, J.A., 1876-Goddard, A.P., 1876
Box   62	Goode, J., 1876-Knapp, R.M., 1876
Box   63	Knight, Edward H., 1876-McRae, D.K., 1876
Box   64	Meacham, M.M., 1876-Ritter, T.H., 1876
Box   65	Roberts, G.A., 1876-Ticknor, J.S., 1876
Box   66	Tilden Club, 1876-Bradley, O.H., 1877
Box   67	Braxton, Tomlin, 1877-Griffith and Dumont, 1877
Box   68	Guernsey, F.T., 1877-McCormick, C.H. and L.J., 1877
Box   69	McCormick, C.H., Waite, Burnell and Company, 1877-Spear, Ellis, 1877
Box   70	Spring, C.A., Jr., 1877-Bradley, P.H., 1878
Box   71	Brewster, George H., 1878-Locke, S.D., 1878
Box   72	Lord, Deaniel D., 1878-Read, C.H., 1878
Box   73	Rhodes, John J., 1878-Davis, T. Van L., 1879
Box   74	Day, Henry, 1879-Mills, B.S., 1879
Box   75	Moody, D.L., 1879-Burnet, 1880
Box   76	Carpenter, G.B., 1880-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1880
Box   77	McCormick, Cyrus H., 1860-Thomas, E.G., 1880
Box   78	Thurston, B.F., 1860-Chapman, S.W., 1881
Box   79	Charter, John, 1881-Henry, Bettie and Sue, 1881
Box   80	Hensel, Brickmann and Lorbcacher, 1881-McCue, J. Marshall, 1881
Box   81	McDowell, S.B., 1881-Stark, Andrew, 1881
Box   82	Stephens, Thomas J., 1881-Bishop, E.D., 1882
Box   83	Blair, A. McR., 1882-Gilbertson, P.C., 1882
Box   84	Gorham, Helen M., 1882-Lewis, John D., 1882
Box   85	Ligon, M.V.M., 1882-Mitchell, W.P., 1882
Box   86	Moore, R., 1882-Spring, A.C., Jr., 1882
Box   87	Stanley, F.J., 1882-Brown, Robert, 1883
Box   88	Buckner and Company, 1883-Hoke, John I., 1883
Box   89	Hooker, John D., 1883-McClellan, O.D., 1883
Box   90	McCormick, C.H., 1883-The Orvis Plow Company, 1883
Box   91	Osborne, D.M., 1883-Travis, C.L., 1883
Box   92	Travis, John S., 1883-Brown, Lawrence E., 1884
Box   93	Burcky and Stevenson, 1884-Jordan, J.R., 1884
Box   94	Karn and Hickson, 1884-McCormick, C.H. and L.J., 1884
Box   95	McCormick, Ernestine, 1884-Robins, D.B., 1884
Box   96	Roby, George L., 1884-Bartlett, A., 1885
Box   97	Bartlett, P.M., 1885-Dyrenforth, Philip C., 1885
Box   98	Eby, Herman, 1885-Jones, William H., 1885
Box   99	Jordan, Mrs. E.B., 1885-Merick, M.F., 1885
Box   100	Merriam, L.B., 1865-Rose, J.H., 1885
Box   101	Ross, Howard, 1885-Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, 1885
Box   102	Adams, Cyrus, 1886-Hood, J.A., 1886
Box   103	Hopper, A.P., 1886-Morse, Richard C., 1886
Box   104	Morgan, G. Peyton, 1886-Chapman, S.W., 1887
Box   105	Chase, Sarah, 1887-McChesney, Robert, 1887
Box   106	McCormick, 1887-Cary, Mrs. J., 1888
Box   107	Case and Willand Thresher Company, 1888-Smalley, E.M., 1888
Box   108	Smith, Anna Rice, 1888-McCormick, Swift (R.H.P.), 1889
Box   109	McHenry, H., 1889-Kirkland, Joseph, 1892
Box   110	Leeson, 1892-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1894
Box   111	McGuffin, Thomas H., 1894-Mann, Henry F., 1897
Box   112	McCormick, Cyrus H., 1897-Butt, James D., 1899
Box   113	Chaille-Long, Charles, 1899-McCormick, Harold F., 1899
Box   114	McCormick, Leander J., 1899-Chaille-Long, Charles, 1900
Box   115	Chaplain, P., 1900-Hoff, John J., 1900
Box   116	Hofmann, 1900-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1900
Box   117	McCormick, Cyrus H., 1900-McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900
Box   118	McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900-McCormick, Stanley, 1900
Box   119	McCormick, Stanley, 1900-Tardy Charles, 1900
Box   120	Taylor, J.W., 1900-Hirsch, Einar, 1901
Box   121	Hoagland John R., 1901-Lord, L.C., 1902
Box   122	Morgan, Percy T., 1902-Ruth, Ella F., 1909
Box   123	Stone, Jud, 1909-Csutra, Josef, 1922
Box   124	Dunlap, Lula S., 1922-MacVeagh, Mrs., undated
Box   125	McClurg, Eleanor W., undated-miscellaneous, undated
Box   126-175	Card index to portions of Series 1A, 2A, and 3A
McCormick Mss 2A	Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, 1811-1884 Physical Description: 23.0 c.f. (58 archives boxes) and 5 volumes  Scope and Content Note Series 2A is divided into two parts: chronological (part I) and subject (part II). The chronological section is arranged in strict chronological order by year, and then alphabetically by author or subject within the chronology. This section covers the years 1811 to 1884, with undated items arranged alphabetically at the end. The material in the chronological section is varied but with an emphasis on the business and economic affairs of Cyrus H. McCormick. Included, in either original or copied form, are deeds, partnership agreements, investment proposals, business accounts, contracts, promissory notes, receipts, medical prescriptions, business correspondence from agents, as well as letters relating to religious institutions, politics, the Civil War and personal and family items. Boxed material in the subject section is arranged alphabetically: from “Advertising” to “YMCA.” Within each subject division, however, folders may be arranged alphabetically or chronologically. Thus the subject division “Mines” is first arranged alphabetically by state, then chronologically within each state. The subject division “Appeals” is first arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within the chronology. Following the subject boxes are five bound volumes relating to the Dorn Mines, stock transfers and the Mississippi Valley Society. Material in this series is cataloged on 3x5 cards, contained in four card files. The catalog is set up alphabetically by author or subject. Cards indicate the year to look under if the item is in the chronological section. If the item is filed under a subject heading, the card gives the subject and the year. The bound volumes are not cataloged but are shown in the shelf list for 2A. The content of each box is listed according to the title of the first and the last folder in the box. In cases where more than one subject is contained in a box, the listings are for the first and last folder of each subject division.	⇧
	Part 1: Chronological
Box   1	1811: McCormick, Robert Sr.-1861: Watson, P.H.
Box   1A	1860: Fowler, Eldridge Merick-1861: Whiting, William
Box   2	1862: Buell, James-1861: McCormick, Leander J.
Box   3	1865: McCormick, Mary Ann-1867: Boardman, H.A., Jr.
Box   4	1867: Browne, William-1868: Leucher, T.
Box   5	1868: Locke, S. Morris-1869: Ogden, W.B.
Box   6	1869: O'Rourke, Matthew J.-1871: Cobb, F.D. and Company
Box   7	1871: Conkling, Edgar-1872: Hurlbut, Henry A.
Box   8	1872: Importers' and Traders' National Bank of New York-1873: Mississippi Valley Society, Chicago Branch
Box   9	1873: Moore and Rust-1874: Zeigler, Charles
Box   10	1875: Alexander Walter S.-1878: McCormick, Cyrus H. Jr.
Box   11	1878: McCormick, W. Grigsby-1881: Dole, J.G.
Box   12	1881: Durham, C.W.-1882: Pierson, A.T.
Box   13	1882: Prince, J.D.-undated: Burkhardt, E.
Box   14	undated: Burling, Elizabeth S.-undated: Wright, J.S.
	Part 2: Subject
	Advertising
Box   15	Miscellaneous
	Agricultural
Box   15	Berlin Royal Agricultural Museum, 1872-United States Agricultural Society, 1859
	Agricultural Machinery, McCormick
Box   15	McCormick, advance attacked, McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1883-1884
	Agricultural Machinery, Other than McCormick
Box   15	Agricultural machines zeitschrift (journal), 1867-Zimmerman, William
	Appeals
Box   15	McClung, Rachel D.W., 1857-Ann Smith Academy, 1865-1866
Box   16	Bissell, S.B.S., 1865-Waterbury, J.B., 1866
Box   17	Waters, Charles O., 1866-Brown, Henry, 1869
Box   18	Buchanan, Kate, 1869-Braxton, Henrietta, 1871
Box   19	Braxton, William P., 1871-Hobe, Moses D., 1876
Box   20	Joseph, Mrs. Thomas N., 1876-Marks, Mrs. I.E., 1882
Box   21	Marshall, 1882-undated and unsigned
	Banking
Box   22	Allan Brothers and Company, 1872-Nelson, A.M., 1873
Box   23	Nelson, Niels A., 1873-undated and miscellaneous
	Business Acts
Box   23	Association Francaise pour l'avancement des Sciences, 1883-McCormick, Cyrus Hall, undated
	Catalogs
Box   23	Catalogue of the library of Cyrus Hall McCormick, 1899
	Catalogs
Box   24	List of books missing and not in place, 1899
	Church Affairs
Box   24	Daggett, W.E., 1858-Humphrey, E.P., 1869
Box   25	Hurlbut, Horace A., 1869-Smith, Benjamin Mosby, 1884
	Colleges
Box   25	Lake Forest, Illinois, 1869-Washington and Lee University, Virginia, 1870
Box   26	Washington and Lee University, Virginia, 1871-1872
	Exhibitions and Expositions
Box   26	Centennial Board of Finance, 1874-Vienna Universal Exposition, 1872
	Family Residences
Box   26	Chicago, 230 N. Dearborn, 1864-Chicago, 135 Rush, 1879
Box   27	Chicago, 135 Rush, 1879-New York, Richfield Springs, 1880
Box   28	New York, Richfield Springs, 1881-New York, Richfield Springs, undated
	The Interior
Box   28	Buchanan, M.D., 1870-Halsey, Le Roy J., 1876
Box   29	Swazey, Arthur, 1877-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1884
	Investments
Box   29	Beckley, Alfred, 1854-Dix, John A., Credit Foncier, 1872 Note: Credit Foncier de France is a French national mortgage bank.
Box   30	Ham, Benjamin F., Credit Mobilier, 1872-Webb, J. Watson, undated Note: Credit Mobilier is a large French bank.
	Leander J. McCormick Controversy
Box   31	Baker, W.R., 1880-Miscellaneous and undated
	Lost Baggage
Box   31	Garret T.E., 1862-Baldwin, Henry, Jr., 1867
Box   32	Baldwin, Henry, Jr., 1869
	Medical
Box   32	Adams, Cyrus, 1875-Wylie, W.G., 1879
	Mineral Lands
Box   32	Alabama, 1868-Virginia, 1866
	Mines
Box   32	Alabama, 1868-Arizona, 1879
Box   33	Arizona, 1879-Arizona, 1882
Box   34	Arizona, 1882-Georgia, undated
Box   35	Idaho, 1886-North Carolina, 1874
Box   36	North Carolina, 1875-South Carolina, 1873
Box   37	South Carolina, 1874-South Carolina, 1883
Box   38	South Carolina, 1883-West Virginia, undated
	Mines, Location not shown
Box   38	Prentice F., 1867-Miscellaneous, 1879
	Mining interests
Box   38	Adirondack Iron and Steel Company, 1866-Kimball, James P., 1866
	Mining interests, Unidentified
Box   38	Chandler, C.F., 1871-undated and unsigned
	Oil Companies
Box   38	Anticlinal Rock Oil Company, 1865-Blue Creek Oil Company, 1864
	Patents
Box   38	Whitely Patent, 1850-1861 - Harding, Thomas, 1904-1910
	Political
Box   39	Cameron, Daniel, Jr., 1854-undated and unsigned
	Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest
Box   39	McCormick, C.H., 1860-Brown, C.C., 1881
Box   40	Buck, William S., 1881-Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest, undated
	Property of C.H. McCormick
Box   40	Cook, Isaac, 1852-1860-McCormick, C.H., 1877 Note: For further material on Isaac Cook see also Company Papers, Series 2X.
	Railroads
Box   40	Alexandria, Loundoun, and Hampshire Railroad Company, 1869-Chicago and South Atlantic Railroad Company, 1873
Box   41	Cincinnati, Atlantic and Columbus Railway Company, 1880s-Richmond and Alleghany Railroad, 1881
Box   42	Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Company, 1881-Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Railroad Company, 1879-1884
Box   43	Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Railroad Company, 1879-1884 - Union Pacific Railroad Company
Box   44	Union Pacific Railroad Company-Western Railway Construction Company, 1879
	Railroad Equipment and Supplies
Box   44	Chandler, C.F., 1868-Stilwell, Silas M., 1869
	Real Estate
Box   44	Block 41, 1855-1856 - New York, 1869 Note: For further material on Block 41 see also Company Papers, Series 2x.
	Reaper Business, Domestic
Box   45	Phelps and Bourland, 1851-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1864 Note: For further material on C.A. Spring Jr., see also McCormick Company Papers, Series 1X, 2X.
	Reaper Business, Domestic
Box   46	Bain, J.W., 1865-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1866
Box   47	Allen, William, 1867-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1868
Box   48	Spring, C.A., Jr., 1868-Baldwin, William D., 1870
Box   49	Baldwin, William D., 1870-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1871
Box   50	Stowers, S.H., 1871-Cobb, D.W., 1874
Box   51	Colahan, Charles, 1874-Spring, C.A., Jr., 1878
Box   52	Tompkins, B., 1878-McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr., 1880
Box   53	McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1880-McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1882
Box   54	McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1882-undated and unsigned
	Reaper Business, Foreign
Box   54	Burgess and Key, 1851-Importers' and Traders' Bank, 1859
Box   55	Brooman, R.A., 1860-Bergon, 1868
Box   56	Berlin Patent Agents, 1868-Burnell, John, 1879
Box   57	Clarke, Rawlins and Clarke, 1879-Perrin, Alexis Victor, undated
	Strike at McCormick Works
Box   57	“Alarm, The,” 1885-“Then and Now” (printed 1959), 1886
	Use of name “Hall”
Box   57	McCormick, Robert H., 1893-McCormick, Robert H., 1895
	YMCA
Box   57	Moody, Dwight L., 1866-Keith, E.G., 1881
Volume   1	Stock Transfer Book, Bonaparte Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company, 1867-1870
Volume   2	Cash Account Book, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-1870
Volume   3	Journal, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-1870
Volume   4	Ledger, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-1870
Volume   5	Meeting Book, Mississippi Valley Society, 1873-1874
McCormick Mss 3A	Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1867-1884 Physical Description: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note This series contains letterpress copy books of letters sent by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and the McCormick's personal and business secretaries. Letters pertain mainly to the affairs of the McCornick Harvesting Machine Company, but also relate to the McCormick Theological Seminary, donations, checks withdrawn and their disposal, politics, mines, personal and social matters, and patent litigation. Though the volumes are numbered 1 to 24, an original “letter” designation has also been retained due to references to these letter designations in the correspondence of Cyrus H. McCormick. Most of the volumes are indexed alphabetically according to the name of the addressee and most of the letters will appear in the main catalogue of the Cyrus H. McCormick Papers.	⇧
Box   1 Volume   1/A	1867 January 18-1868 December 15
Box   1 Volume   2/B	1868 December 15-1869 June 29
Box   1 Volume   3/C	1869 June 1-1870 January 18
Box   1 Volume   4/D	1878 April 15-1879 June 17
Box   2 Volume   5/E	1879 September 18-1881 August 1
Box   2 Volume   6/F	1881 August 17-1885 November 18
Box   2 Volume   7/G	1881 November 5-1882 August 26
Box   3 Volume   8/H	1882 January 17-1882 April 25
Box   3 Volume   9/I	1882 January 10-1882 December 30
Box   3 Volume   10/J	1882 January 10-1887 March 1
Box   3 Volume   11/K	1882 April 26-1883 March 6
Box   4 Volume   12/L	1883 January 3-1884 December 3
Box   4 Volume   13/M	1883 January 2-1892 April 16
Box   4 Volume   14/N	1883 January 3-1887 December 30
Box   4 Volume   15/O	1883 July 10-1883 November 28
Box   4 Volume   16/P	1873 August 25-1879 November 1
Box   4 Volume   17/Q	1873 November 24-1875 March 10
Box   4 Volume   18/R	1884 June 2-1885 May 16
Box   4 Volume   19/S	1884 December 3-1886 June 9
Box   4 Volume   20/T	1885 May 16-1888 August 16
Box   4 Volume   21/U	1888 September 3-1889 October 31
Box   4 Volume   22/V	1893 April 26-1898 December 16
Box   4 Volume   23/AA	1883 April 26-1883 June 22
Box   4 Volume   24/EI	1880 May 6-1884 June 17
McCormick Mss 4A	Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1869-1882 Physical Description: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: This series consists of letterpress copy books of letters written by Cyrus H. McCormick or at his request, and is similar to Series 3A. The emphasis, however, is on politics, religion and mines rather than on the reaper business. Most of the books are indexed alphabetically according to the name of the addressee. Few letters are cataloged. It should be noted that these two letterpress copy book series overlap chronologically with Series 3A.	⇧
	First Series
Box   1 Volume   1	1869 April 1-1870 May
Box   1 Volume   2	1872 July 19-1872 November 6
Box   1 Volume   3	1873 November 15-1876 June 1
Box   1 Volume   4	1876 June 7-1878 April
Box   2 Volume   5	1880 November 5-1881 May 9
Box   2 Volume   6	1881 May 12-1882 January 14
	Second Series
Box   2 Volume   1	1870 April 14-1871 May 11
Box   3 Volume   2	1871 September 15-1872 May 1
Box   3 Volume   3	1872 May 3-1873 August 16
Box   3 Volume   4	1877 September 22-1877 December
Box   3 Volume   5	1878 July