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Account books of Louis John Frederick Jaeger, 1860-1891

Page from Jaeger's Account Book

Louis John Frederick Jaeger (1824-1892) was a ferryman and adventurer. He operated a ferry along the Colorado River in Yuma, AZ from 1850 to 1877.

This collection contains four of his holograph financial account books for the years 1860 to 1861, 1876, and 1891, documenting amounts paid and received by Jaeger.