Letter signed Frost, Fort Lookout, to Lily. I am growing impatient with the delay in establishing the new posts. Promises of living differently when I return home, knowing you will say this is an old song of mine. High praise for Fr. DeSmet and the work he is doing in the missionary field; the veneration of Flat Heads have for him. I hope he will be appointed bishop for all this country. Gen. Harney is awaiting new assignment; the Sioux war is ended; Harney has accomplished a great deal. Our Indian trade has turned out well, having already shipped to Col. Campbell $25 to $27,000 worth of skins and furs. Maj. Graham is encamped here., 1856 June 13

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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.