Louis Family Papers

The Louis Family Papers contains nineteenth- and early twentieth-century business records and personal papers of the Louis family, a prominent and pioneering mercantile family in San Luis Obispo, California. Born in China, Wong On (Ah Louis) migrated to the United States in 1861 and opened a Chinese mercantile store in San Luis Obispo in 1874. Included are the records of Louis' children, of which Howard Louis' records comprise the bulk. The collection is comprised of approximately 20 linear feet of family correspondence, financial and legal records, and business correspondence and financial records. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8348mwz/

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Trader's license, Ah Louis, July 1 - Sept. 30, 1892
Local Identifier
167-7-b-28-03-04
Date Created
1892-07-12
Description

Text of the license reads: 'Ah Louis, having paid into the County Treasury FOUR DOLLARS, License is hereby granted him to transact the business of TRADING in S.L.O., said county, for Three Months, from July 1 A. D. 1891, to Sept. 30 A. D. 1892, in conformity with the provisions of a Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County, California, dated February 3, A. D. 1892.' Signed by the County Auditor and the License Collector.

Trader's liquor license, Ah Louis, 1892
Local Identifier
167-7-b-28-04-03
Date Created
1892-07-12
Description

The license which approved the selling of liquor for Ah Louis' general store in 1892. The license lasted three months and cost fifteen dollars. Text of the license reads: 'Ah Louis, having paid into the County Treasury FIFTEEN DOLLARS, License is hereby granted him to sell spiritous, malt, fermented, or mixed LIQUORS in S.L.O., said county, for Three Months, from July 1 A. D. 1892, to Sept. 30 A. D. 1891, in conformity with the provisions of a Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County, California, dated February 3, A. D. 1892.' Signed by the County Auditor and the License Collector.

Trader's license, Ah Louis, Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1891
Local Identifier
167-7-b-28-03-03
Date Created
1891-10-10
Description

Text of the license reads: 'Ah Louis, having paid into the County Treasury FOUR DOLLARS, License is hereby granted him to transact the business of TRADING in S.L.O., said county, for Three Months, from Oct. 1 A. D. 1891, to Dec. 31 A. D. 1891, in conformity with the provisions of a Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County, California, dated January 1, A. D. 1891.' Signed by the County Auditor and the License Collector.

Liquor license, Ah Louis, October 1891
Local Identifier
167-7-b-28-04-02
Date Created
1891-10-10
Description

License issued to Ah Louis' to sell "spirituous and other liquors" at his store in San Luis Obispo. Text of the license reads: 'Ah Louis, having paid into the County Treasury FIVE DOLLARS, License is hereby granted him to keep a Bar and sell SPIRITUOUS and other LIQUORS in S.L.O., said County, for Three Months, from Oct. 1 A. D. 1891, to Dec. 31 A. D. 1891, in conformity with the provisions of a Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County, California, dated January 1, A. D. 1891.' Signed by the County Auditor and the License Collector.

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