Printed copy of H.R. 3766, a bill for the relief of M.S. and W.G. Mepham and A.H. Shaw of St. Louis, Missouri, “on account of damages sustained by them in the sinking of their steamer Minnie by the United States monitor Oneoto while their steamer Minnie was in the employ of the United States.”, 1874 June 20

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

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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.