Typescript article titled “Christmas in the West,” which recounts the journey of J.E.D. Couzins and Isaac Eaton in 1853, who crossed the frozen Mississippi River to Alton, Illinois, continued on to Dwight and Bloomington, Illinois, in a horse-drawn sleigh, in order to transport the Christmas mail and other materials to and from St. Louis. Mentions the steamboat Altoona. (8 pages), 1934
Scope and Contents
The Couzins Family Papers contain papers relating to John E.D. Couzins’s efforts to hold Missouri in the Union during the Civil War, including letters, commissions, and a loyalty oath; papers relating to Mrs. Adaline Couzins’s work as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, including printed memorials to the U.S. Senate, dated March 27, 1888, praising her work; papers relating to Phoebe Couzins, including articles and addresses by her; correspondence and articles regarding Couzins family history; and photocopies of newspaper clippings, many of which appear to have been copied from a family scrapbook, mostly relating to J.E.D. Couzins and Phoebe Couzins.
Dates
- 1934
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (7 folders; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Couzins family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Couzins, Phoebe Wilson, 1842-1913 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hazard, R.R. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Owen, Austin A. (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository