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1886 Justice of the Peace Signed Document

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1886 Justice of the Peace Signed Document
1886 Rogers Brothers General Store, Benson, Ariz. Terr. assignment of customer debt with "filed May 10, 1886 W.L. Roche JP" handwritten on back. Roche was Cochise County Justice of the Peace, A.T. sworn in Oct. 18,1884. The Rogers Bros. sold the building on 4th St. in 1896, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, to the Hi Wo Company Grocery which operated there until 1989. As such it stands as a reminder of the Chinese population which came to Benson when the railroads were built. Nicely matted and framed, measures 10"x15".