Circular of the Western Department, Adams Express Company, St. Louis, Mo., seeking information leading to the identification and arrest of Jim Cummings, alias John Bronson. On October 25, 1886, Cummings robbed the company of $70,000 on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad between St. Louis and Pacific. Includes a description of Cummings and his two unidentified accomplices., 1886 Nov 14

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D00130

Staff Only

Circular of the Western Department, Adams Express Company, St. Louis, Mo., November 14, 1886

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Circulars Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection. The documents have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common document type (i.e., circulars). The collection contains a variety of circulars, mostly relating to businesses, politics, events, crime, publishing, military, and the theater. Most of these circulars relate to the St. Louis area.