Hi! I recently wrote to the NYC Chambers St. archives, looking for info about a small business named White & Howard which became Leonard & O'Neill. Business was operated approx from late 1800's to 1934. I received a letter back from an archivist at NY County Courthouse, Centre St., NYC, stating that there were no records of a registered bsns indexed under these names. They did list a few supreme court proceedings for Delia Leonard (who owned the business in later years), but these may not be business related. Questions: 1-What is the significance of there being no bsns records? I know the names are correct, and there are city directory records, showing the bsns. 2-What were the rules of the time for sm. bsns registrations? 3-Is there somewhere else to look, or something that I haven't thought of? Thanks, Rebecca Rebecca, [log in to unmask]