Letter book of George S. Mepham. Contains letterpress copies of correspondence sent by R.H. Mahon, Shreveport, August 1871 to January 1872, regarding the liquor business; and letterpress copies of correspondence of George S. Mepham, December 1877 to January 1885, regarding business matters and archaeological artifacts. (bound volume filed separately), 1871-1885

Item — Volume: 1

Identifier: A1027-00002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of receipts, accounts, correspondence, and other papers regarding the businesses of M.S. Mepham & Bro., the St. Louis Paint Manufacturing Company, and George S. Mepham & Co. in St. Louis. The collection also contains receipts, correspondence, and other business papers of M.S. Mepham from the 1830s and 1840s, prior to his arrival in St. Louis; several documents relating to the Civil War, many of which do not appear to be related to the Mepham family; papers regarding the steamboats owned by the Mephams, most notably the M.S. Mepham and the Minnie; a check signed by Brigham Young, 1872; invitation to a Socialist Party demonstration with Mother Jones speaking, 1905; a few items from the maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Olympic, 1911; and some personal Mepham family correspondence and papers.