Scope and Contents The papers contain approximately 300 items. The bulk of the material is related to George Eliot Leighton’s service as provost marshal in St. Louis, 1861–1863. Also contained in the collection are seventeen items related to the founding of the Missouri Historical Society, 1866–1883. These latter items consist mainly of letters to James S. Butler and Elihu Shepard from other historical societies. In 1861, St. Louis and Missouri were torn by the storm...