Letter signed Ann White, Selma, to daughter, Mrs. Julia Kennett, Shibboleth. Moses [White] will leave today for California if he can get a boat to stop for him. The Iowa passed up yesterday and when hailed to stop would not; said she was filled with cholera and dared not stop. The guard was covered with tarpaulin and the sick behind it. James will send the puppie out to White the first wagon that will take it and I will send the sofa. I have put in two little pots of wild forget-me-nots that you wanted. James will be out soon and I will come out before long. I feel old age creeping on me every day. I wish I lived near you where I could see you often. Tell Ferdinand [Kennett] I think Moses has plenty and do not wish him to have more. I had a letter from John two weeks ago. He had not settled himself when he wrote. (Donated by Leonard V. Huber (courtesy of Ruth Ferris) on March 31, 1965, acc. no. 65-0019.), [1849] Apr 14

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From the Collection:

The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during the Civil War. Selma Hall was occupied by both forces during the war.) Also includes various household and personal accounts of Mrs. Julia Kennett; business papers regarding the lead business, balance sheet of the shot tower, 1858; letters from Lily Graham Frost, at Visitation Academy, to family members at Selma Hall, 1859; letter of V.S. Blair to Agnes Brent, dated February 21, 1891, describing Sherman's funeral procession; some letters of Robert S. Brookings after his purchase of Selma Hall; undated material includes bills, receipts and correspondence regarding Selma Hall. The collection also includes the record of a committee of fifty appointed on April 14, 1853, to obtain subscriptions for a testimonial for Luther M. Kennett. Typed copy of a biographical letter written by Kennett inserted into volume.