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Letter signed Chas. O. Wolcott, St. Louis, to St. Louis Paint Manufacturing Co. Requests company to remove machinery, etc. from premises in Scott County, Missouri., 1884 June 13

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11

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.

Dates

  • 1884 June 13

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.68 Cubic Feet ( (1 box; 1 oversize folder; 1 volume))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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