Letter signed Joshua, St. Louis, to Mrs. Dorothy Belden. Every week people are leaving here to settle in the surrounding country but every day more Yankees come to spy out the land. We are planning on entering the auction and commission business and Col. Ely is ready to engage with us as soon as we find a store suitable. I do not regret coming here as the valley of the Mississippi is growing fast. The scepter of Dominion will soon pass from the East to the West. A resolution to establish Sunday schools in every settlement in this valley is fraught with greater consequences to the nation than any ever before adopted. Mr. Potts has just returned from Philadelphia and his statements were extremely interesting. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Hunt, Maj. Hopkins, Whittlevy, and Maso. Places mentioned: New York and W. Springfield., 1830 July 13, Box: 1, Folder: 4. Saint Louis History Collection, A1427. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Letter signed Joshua, St. Louis, to Mrs. Dorothy Belden. Every week people are leaving here to settle in the surrounding country but every day more Yankees come to spy out the land. We are planning on entering the auction and commission business and Col. Ely is ready to engage with us as soon as we find a store suitable. I do not regret coming here as the valley of the Mississippi is growing fast. The scepter of Dominion will soon pass from the East to the West. A resolution to establish Sunday schools in every settlement in this valley is fraught with greater consequences to the nation than any ever before adopted. Mr. Potts has just returned from Philadelphia and his statements were extremely interesting. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Hunt, Maj. Hopkins, Whittlevy, and Maso. Places mentioned: New York and W. Springfield., 1830 July 13, Box: 1, Folder: 4. Saint Louis History Collection, A1427. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/16982 Accessed September 19, 2024.