Photocopy of letter signed J. Belden, Glasgow, to Brother. Spring has been slow – corn is just coming up, oats are backward, wheat looks good, but there will be a very short crop of tobacco. Farmers are not making money. The citizens of Glasgow are very wide awake on the subject of railroads – hoping it will go through Glasgow. It will commence on the Mississippi River at Hannibal, on to Quincy to intersect the North Missouri R. Road not far from Allen, cross the Missouri and pass on through Southern part of the state. (acc. no. 70-0017), 1867 May 16
Scope and Contents
The collection contains family and business papers, estate papers, passports, and deeds of the families of Lemon Parker, William Russell, and James Russell (St. Louis, Washington County, and Franklin County, Mo.). Included are a travel journal of Lemon Parker, Sr.; land records from Howard County, Mo.; records relating to the firm of Ward & Parker and to the Galena Mining Company; and reminiscences of Anne Clendennin Russell (wife of Silas Bent Russell, son of Russella Russell Parker’s brother Charles Silas Russell) about St. Louis life from 1861-1947, written ca. 1947.
Dates
- 1867 May 16
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.75 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Parker, George, Ward, 1829-1899 (Associated name, Person)
- From the Collection: Parker, Lemon, Sr. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Russell, John G. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Parker family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Russell family (Creator, Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository