The Skagit Jam Co. Dissolution Notice
A public declaration marks the formal withdrawal of a member from a territorial logging cooperative.
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Skagit River, Whatcom Co., W. T., May 14, 1873. Donald McDonald having withdrawn from the Skagit Jam Co., he is not entitled to any of the proceeds of the labor of this company subsequent to this date, nor is said company responsible for any of his acts from the date of the same, as said withdrawal is made with the consent of the rest; to enable him to engage in other business. Signed: Marvin Minnick, Dennis Storm, Daniel Hinds, Fitz Ibberson, Members of the Skagit Jam Co.
“Donald McDonald having withdrawn from the Skagit Jam Co., he is not entitled to any of the proceeds of the labor of this company.”
This notice illustrates the early, rugged legal framework of the Pacific Northwest timber industry, where partnerships were literal labor cooperatives. It echoes modern debates about contract law and the formalization of gig work or freelance labor in Washington's evolving economy.
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