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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Check from Ah Louis to the San Francisco Exchange
Local Identifier
167-7-a-27-09-08
Date Created
1889
Description

A check of four hundred dollars from Ah Luis, made out to the San Franciscan Exchange. There is not date at the top of the check, however here is a "Paid" stamp indicating a date of March 2, 1888.

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