Letter signed S. Mason, to My Dear Rosalie [von Phul], St. Louis. Description of cap I chose for you; instructions on measuring yourself for a corsette. Dry goods are cheaper than when we came; shoes are not cheaper but they are so much better that they cost much. Maria has some she has worn for some time. The fashionable shoes are so narrow for the length, and to get them wide enough they have to be too long. Commenting on various subjects. , 1837 June 12

Item — Box: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains family correspondence, mainly letters of Anna Maria von Phul, Sarah von Phul (Jordan) Mason, and Graff von Phul to Henry von Phul in St. Louis. The letters mention family news, Anna Maria von Phul’s artwork, soldiers in Lexington just prior to the War of 1812, Henry's business affairs, an 1819 flooding in St. Louis from Chouteau's Pond when the dam gave way, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and the Civil War. The collection also contains Graff von Phul's extracts from the first lecture of Sir Joshua Reynolds, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy on January 2, 1769; a deed of emancipation of Richard, dated August 30, 1844; a bill of sale of an enslaved girl dated November 2, 1858; poems, newspaper clippings kept by Anna Maria von Phul, land surveys, Von Phul family genealogy, and a detailed biography and accounts of Henry von Phul.