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| 1877 | 16 |
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39 stories matching file
- The Price of a Debt: A Legal Battle in Snohomish
A legal summons filed in 1877 reveals the high stakes of commerce and personal liability in the early days of Snohomish County.
- The Price of Staying Fed and Housed in 1877 Snohomish
A local lawsuit reveals the mounting cost of room and board in the early days of Snohomish County.
- The Price of a Bed and Board: A Snohomish Debt Struggle
A legal summons filed in 1878 highlights the precarious financial lives of territorial residents, revealing how the basic cost of survival—rent and provisions—could swiftly result in litigation.
- Evicted from the Table: A Frontier Debt Dispute
When boarder Daniel Leighton failed to settle his bill for food and lodging, he found himself named in a district court summons, revealing the precarious reality of daily life in the Snohomish territory.
- A Debt of Board and Lodging
A legal dispute over a $236 unpaid bill offers a rare, granular look at the economy of 1878 Snohomish.
- The Ghost Land Claim of Snohomish County
A territorial land office notice reveals the mystery of a missing homesteader and the fight for his claim near the Snohomish River.
- The Boarding House Debt
A legal dispute over unpaid bills for housing and goods reveals the precarious reality of daily life in the Washington Territory in 1877.
- The Price of a Bed and Board: A Snohomish Debt Lawsuit
In 1878, a Snohomish resident was taken to court over a $236 unpaid bill for room, board, and dry goods—a reminder of the precarious credit-based economy of the frontier.
- The Ghost of Tacoma's Original Downtown
Before the railroad turned Tacoma into a boomtown, the city's future was fought over by competing pioneers and land speculators.
- The Price of a Bed and Board
A legal dispute over unpaid bills reveals the precarious nature of transient life in early Snohomish.
- The Price of Staying at the Hotel
In an era of credit-based commerce, a local hotelier takes a debtor to court to settle an unpaid tab for board and lodging.
- The Price of Staying Fed and Housed
A legal notice from 1878 sheds light on the precarious nature of boarding house life in frontier Snohomish.
- A Debt of Bread and Board
A Snohomish legal notice reveals the precarious nature of early pioneer housing, where a man is hauled into court for unpaid bills for food and lodging.
- The Cost of a Bed and Board
A legal dispute from 1877 highlights the precarious nature of early pioneer housing, where unpaid tabs for room and board could lead to courtroom showdowns.
- The Debt of the Pioneer
A legal summons from 1883 reveals the precarious nature of early settlement, as Thomas French sues Luther L. Thomas over an unpaid debt for 'board and lodging'.
- The Price of Survival: A Snohomish Debt Crisis
A legal summons from 1877 reveals the precarious reality of early Washington life, where a simple tab for board, lodging, and basic goods could land a resident in district court.
- The Saw That Conquered the Snohomish Timber Frontier
Before high-tech machinery, local loggers relied on the 'Silver Steel' saw, a tool marketed as the most efficient way to fell the giants of Washington Territory.
- A Frontier Debt Still Owed
A legal dispute over unpaid wages from 1878 illuminates the precarious nature of labor and contract in early Snohomish.
- The Price of a Roof and a Meal
A legal summons from 1880 reveals the precarious reality of boarding-house life, where a single debt for food and lodging could lead to a court-ordered default judgment.
- Snohomish Land Claim Dispute Heads to Probate Court
A legal summons from 1877 reveals the precarious reality of early Washington settlers who vanished from their claims, leaving behind only government paperwork and public notices.
- The Tragedy of Booth: A Fatal Mistake with a Revolver
A young man preparing to move his hogs north from Island County suffered a gruesome accident when he mistook a loaded chamber for an empty one, resulting in a bullet that pierced his heart and shoulder.
- The Struggle for a Snohomish Homestead
A legal notice reveals the bureaucratic hurdles pioneers faced to prove their claim to the Snohomish river valley.
- The Cost of Survival in Early Snohomish
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the precarious nature of life for transient workers, as one man is sued for his unpaid tab for basic food and shelter.
- The Price of Debt on the Frontier
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the high-stakes reality of credit and collateral in early Snohomish, where a $100 loan could lead to the seizure of one's livelihood.
- The Price of Staying Fed: A Frontier Debt
A legal notice from 1877 reveals the precarious reality of life in the Snohomish River Valley, where board, lodging, and dry goods could lead to a court summons for unpaid accounts.