ALFRED B SHEAFFER, Lancaster, PA. (1879-1909)

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ALFRED B SHEAFFER
Lancaster, PA.
1879-1909
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The address on Orange St is that of the Grofftown Distillery, but Alfred was also removing liquor from warehouses supplied by RD #32 of the PA's 9 th district.

The company used the brand names:
"A. B. Sheaffer Rye", "Crystal Wedding", "Dewey's Victory", and "Grofftown Rye."

Business name timeline:
Alfred B Sheaffer

Address timeline:
13 E Orange (1879), 63 N Queen (1882-1888), Prince cor Hager (1892), 951 E Orange (1899-1903), 305 N Lime (1905-1909)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
D

Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Lancaster directory notes

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Appearance in directories:
x1873, x1877, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909

Directories consulted:
1859, 1868, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919

Lancaster directory notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent

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