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Shikles Nash Company [Purchaser's Statement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.03.006.04 Author/Creator: Shikles Nash Company Place Written: Jefferson City, Missouri Type: Printed document signed Date: May 25, 1937 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

One purchaser's statement signed by Dexter E. Kelpe dated May 25, 1937. Includes address, occupation, familial, and banking information of Dexter. On the back of the page is a copy of the chattel mortgage for a 1935 Ford Coach Deluxe. The amount of the mortgage is $249.96 to be paid to the Shikles Nash Company.

Kelpe, Dexter Elmer, 1902-1963

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