The Sunset of a Snohomish Partnership
A local mercantile firm dissolves, leaving behind a trail of outstanding debts and a stern deadline for settlement.
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Notice is hereby given that the firm of Packard & Jackson, doing business in Snohomish City, Snohomish County, Washington Territory, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. And further notice is hereby given that all debts due the said firm of Packard & Jackson are due and payable to D. B. Jackson, who has been duly authorized to collect the same, and all debts due by the said firm of Packard & Jackson will be paid on demand by said D. B. Jackson. M. W. Packard, D. B. Jackson, by his attorney in fact, H. C. Jackson. Dated at Snohomish City, W. T., February 15th, A. D. 1879.
“All debts due by the said firm of Packard & Jackson will be paid on demand.”
Public notices like this capture the high-stakes turnover of early territorial commerce. Just as modern Snohomish businesses grapple with shifting partnerships and economic volatility, the 1879 dissolution of Packard & Jackson serves as a stark reminder of the bureaucratic precision required to shutter a business in the 19th-century frontier.
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