Letter signed J.P. Groot [James P. Groot] to his sister. "[St. Louis] is a very filthy place especially the business portion, but the upper & retired part is beautifully laid out & arranged with much taste. . . . The fish caught in the Mississippi & the adjacent streams dont look much like the Mohawk Bass Pike & Purch. I have seen catfish large enough to swallow a boy say four or five years old & then have room enough left at his sides for a bushel breakfast. . . .", no date

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.