The Sharp Fruit & Land Company Records, ca. 1893-1934

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss B 1435
Creator: Sharp Family
Title:Sharp Fruit & Land Company Records, ca. 1893-1934
Quantity:.75 lin. ft. (2 boxes)
Note: This collection was purchased from an estate sale by Kerry Bate and does not constitute the entire collection that was available. It is, however, a cross sample of what was available for purchase.
Abstract: The collection consists of ledgers, account books, correspondence, and receipts from the Sharp Land & Fruit Company. The collection gives specific insight into the business side of running a land and fruit company in the Tooele area during the turn of the twentieth century.

Topics:
Agriculture - Farming
Agriculture - Costs
Farm management

Persons:
Sharp, John C.
Sharp, James P.
Sharp, Joseph P.

Organizations:
Sharp Land & Fruit Company
Federal Land Bank of Berkeley

Places:
Deweyville (Utah)
Tooele (Utah)
Vernon (Utah)
Salt Lake City (Utah)

Form or Genre:
Ledger and account books, correspondence, and receipts.
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Background

Background Note

The Sharp Land & Fruit Company existed from ca. 1890-1923. John C. Sharp, along with his sons James P. Sharp and Joseph P. Sharp, created a thriving agricultural business in the Tooele, Utah area. The family closed the business a few years after the death of their father John C. Sharp in 1921.

Biographical Chronology

1850 John C. Sharp was born 28 May on the banks of the Kaw River in Nebraska while his parents were journeying towards Utah.
1874Joseph P. Sharp was born on 5 September.
1877James P. Sharp was born on 17 August.
1921John C. Sharp died on 21 February.
1959Joseph P. Sharp died on 9 December.
1968James P. Sharp died on 30 December.
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Scope and Content

The Sharp Land & Fruit Company Collection consists of several account and ledger books that document the daily business aspects of the company. Along with it are some receipts, correspondence, and official letters of incorporation.
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Sharp Fruit & Land Company Records, ca. 1893-1934, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased at an estate sale and then donated to the Utah State Historical Society by Kerry Bate.

Restrictions on Use

The Sharp Fruit & Land Company Records are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Brian Endicott, 2004

Finding aid compiled by Brian Endicott, 2004

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2004

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2004.

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2004.

Separations

Five letters of recommendation for Richard Streeper written in 1940 that have no clear connection to the collection (Mss A 3255).

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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

1

1

Stock Book, 1903

1

2

Melrose System Log, 1912-1918

1

3

Daily Accounts Book, 1926-1927

1

4

Trial Balance Book, 1904-1917

2

1

Annual State License Certificates, 1914-1918

2

2

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893-1919

2

3

Various Receipts, 1912-1918

2

4

Articles of Incorporation, 1912

2

5

Probate Papers, 1922-1923

2

6

Federal Land Bank of Berkeley Papers, 1933-1934

2

7

Ledger Book, 1896-1910