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Letter signed Bobbie, Coffey Landing, Tenn., to Papa. We are at Coffey taking on lumber. We landed at Shiloh Thursday. It was raining, but we got off and rode all around the battlefield. We saw all the monuments and where the different generals were killed. We bought some bullets and grape shot. We landed at Savannah and took on a lot of lumber. I sleep in the upper berth at night. We are not going to Waterloo because we can’t get through big shoals. The roustabouts had the lumber on a big slide and slid it down., 1905 Aug 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains material of the St. Louis-based Badger family, including letters of Capt. Alexander Badger, Sr. and Jr.; newsclippings; bonds; steamboat memoranda; a pilot certificate issued to William H. Cable in 1852; envelopes of Wells Fargo and Overland Mail; cards of steamboat Magnolia and a timetable of St. Louis railroads and steamships; material concerning the Badger, Cable and Cayton families; two Missouri defense bonds issued in 186-; and several letters of Alexander Badger, circa 1860, written from Fort Vancouver, Western Territory, and various places in the west, which describe everyday happenings.

Dates

  • 1905 Aug 11

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.08 Cubic Feet ( (2 folders))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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