Letter signed Elliot Carriger, Independence, Mo., to his brother James P. Carriger, Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee. Describes the sickness and death of John Thomas Allen; discusses the status of various debts and business matters; and mentions seeing 75 or 80 buffaloes since his arrival. Mentions Dr. Boggs, Smith Campbell, Wm. Ferguson [William Ferguson], E. Fletcher, Saml. Underwood [Samuel Underwood], John K. Ensor, Wm. Creed [William Creed], D. Nave, John Estep, R.J. Allen, Jno. Nave [John Nave], Wm. Stover [William Stover], David Stover, Pleasant Williams, Jas. J. Tipton [James J. Tipton], A.F. Morton, Thos. M. Allen [Thomas M. Allen], C.B. Cox, John Adams, Henry Adams, Alfred Cole, Leonard Bowers, Henry Bowers, and Thomas Nichols., 1843 Aug 13
Item — Box: AF: Cah-Car
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers consists primarily of letters of Elliot Carriger, Independence, Missouri, to his family in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1843 Aug 13
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.03 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Carriger, Elliot, 1816-1891 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository