Card of the Magnolia, passenger packet St. Louis and New Orleans. Card states Frank Cayton, Master, Walter E. Dill, Clerk. Reverse gives union timetable of St. Louis railroads and steamboats., No date
Scope and Contents
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
- No date
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
- From the Collection: Badger, Alexander, 1840-1917 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Badger, Mary Ann (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Badger family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bell, Jesse K. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Cable, Isaac Chauncey (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Cayton, Alice E. Badger (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Cayton, Frank M. (Francis Marion) (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Daniels, Cora G. Badger (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository