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GEORGE W. BURTON & CO.
GEORGE W. BURTON & CO.
The 1859-1860 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 8th and Locust.
The 1870-1871 Dubuque City Directory gave the address of this business as the southwest corner of 8th and Main.
The 1873-74 Dubuque City Directory listed 105 Main.
The 1875-1876 Dubuque City Directory gave 453 Main as the address of this commission merchant.
In 1877 he had moved his company to 763 Main where he sold furniture and other "trunk" assigned to him. (1)
The 1886-87 Dubuque City Directory listed the corner of 6th and Main.
See: George W. BURTON
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Source:
1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, December 21, 1877, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18771221&printsec=frontpage&hl=en