Letter signed Hamilton [Fant], St. Louis, to William. Sends him some wine and other gifts. “. . . . I arrived in this bustling city at 3 o’clock yesterday, leaving my Cousin Charlie at the agreeable hour of 2 o’clock in the morning, roughly arousing me from my sweet morning slumber, & what made the matter worse I was compelled to lodge with ‘half gone’ Tom Naylor. . . . I hope you will get consent to go on to Va. with me. I think you & Cousin Mary both ought to go on & spent [spend] the summer with your relations. . . .”, 1850 May 17, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Fant Family Papers, A0470. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Letter signed Hamilton [Fant], St. Louis, to William. Sends him some wine and other gifts. “. . . . I arrived in this bustling city at 3 o’clock yesterday, leaving my Cousin Charlie at the agreeable hour of 2 o’clock in the morning, roughly arousing me from my sweet morning slumber, & what made the matter worse I was compelled to lodge with ‘half gone’ Tom Naylor. . . . I hope you will get consent to go on to Va. with me. I think you & Cousin Mary both ought to go on & spent [spend] the summer with your relations. . . .”, 1850 May 17, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Fant Family Papers, A0470. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/36912 Accessed November 22, 2024.