Letter signed T.K. Skinker, St. Louis, to wife, Prout’s Neck, Maine. Problems in paying servants. Susie is interested, as formerly, in the vacation playgrounds. . . . I suggested Ellenwood, and if Mrs. Johnson thinks the place would do, I am to get the consent of the World’s Fair folks. Francis today told me of his latest negotiations with the Tessons. . . . I heard Dave tell Lehman they would have to proceed with the condemnation. I mailed you this morning an account of an ordinance introduced into the council to change the name of Skinker Road to Rochambeau Ave., 1902 July 19

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886. This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the collection was purchased in 1978.