Letter signed James Clemens, Jr., St. Louis, to William Martin. Possession of land has been restored to my agent…I hope your legislature will pass a law applicable, and will punish the scoundrels who form a combination to rob the citizens of another state of his property; this case has convinced me that for the sum of $200, I can hire a sufficient number of city vagabonds as loafers to dispossess by force any citizen of your state having a farm within twelve or fifteen miles of St. Louis… Discussion of particulars of case., 1853 Apr 4
Scope and Contents
Collection contains records relating to Alton, Illinois, including the following: correspondence of Edward Bliss and his father Elijah Bliss, dated February 11, 1833-September 26, 1834; legal correspondence of William Martin, attorney, dated October 27, 1839-March 10, 1854; Drury, Hayner and Co. correspondence (Nelson and Hayner 1865-1868); Jackel, Kuhn correspondence 1865-1870; letter of John J. Hogan to Rev. James Ryan dated April 11, 1888; notes on Col. Stephen H. Long family and Chouteau family; Alton Catholic Cemetery, 1912-1953; Programs-Independence Day at Portage des Sioux-1927; letter of Norma Lemp to Ruth Ferris dated November 5, 1965; and centennial of St. Joseph Hospital, 1965. Also contains three volumes of account books from unidentified general store(s), 1831-1832, 1838-1840, and 1860-1861; and an unidentified volume of contract labor accounts for carpentry and masonry, 1843-1868.
Dates
- 1853 Apr 4
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.68 Cubic Feet ( (1 box, 4 volumes))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository