George W. Perkins Jr. papers, 1895-1990, bulk 1909-1960

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Series IV: Financial Files, 1922-1937

Contained here are a variety of bonds and stocks from the 1920s and 1930s as well as correspondence about financial matters. The bulk of this series consist of documents pertaining to the bankruptcy of Knauth, Nachod and Kuhne, which include the Supreme Court decision on Charles S. Martin against William C. Peyton, George W. Perkins, Jr., Anne du Pont Peyton, Evelina B. Perkins, Dorothy Perkins Freeman and Edward W. Freeman.



Box 51 Folder 2 Bonds and Stocks, 1922-1931


Box 51 Folder 3 Chase Bank--Correspondence, 1923-1924


Box 51 Folder 4 to 5 Interstate Fish Corporation, 1922-1925, (2 Folders)


Knauth, Nachod and Kuhne


Box 51 Folder 3 Assets and Liabilities, 1923


Box 51 Folder 6 to 8 Bankruptcy, 1924, (3 Folders)



Box 50 Folder 9 Clippings, 1923-1924



Box 42 Folder 1 to 4 Correspondence, 1922-1925, (4 Folders)


Box 42 Folder 5 Liquidation Agreement, 1924



Box 51 Folder 4 Statement of Cash in Hands of Trustee and Unliquidated Assets, August 31, 1924



Box 50 Folder 10 Statement of Unliquidated Assets and Liabilities, July 31, 1925



Box 42 Folder 6 Supreme Court--Charles S. Martin against William C. Peyton, George W. Perkins, Jr., Anne du Pont Peyton, Evelina B. Perkins, Dorothy Perkins Freeman and Edward W. Freeman, undated.


Box 42 Folder 7 Stocks, 1925-1937