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Letter signed James Laffarty, Ottawa, to Isaac Cook, Chicago, Illinois. “You will please to deliver up the deed and paper that is in your posesion belonging to Jams[?] Ryen[?] concerning the bail in our suit, to Mr. Curtis. . . .”, 1847 May 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains correspondence to Isaac Cook from various individuals dated 1845-1853, including a letter from Stephen A. Douglas dated May 27, 1853. Collection also includes papers regarding Mrs. Edith M. Cook’s stock in the Boreel Mining Company, 1902-1939; newspaper and magazine articles, dated 1928, regarding a memorial to Dr. John Thomson Hodgen and Dr. John Thomson Hodgen in Pittsfield, Illinois; and correspondence of Mrs. N.E. Collins, matron of the Home of the Friendless (St. Louis, Mo.), dated 1935, regarding the care of residents of the home.

Dates

  • 1847 May 8

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.12 Cubic Feet ( (5 folders))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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