Collection of letters in the Bolduc, Amoureux, and Langlois families. (about 19 items) (accession number 61-0043), 1861-1879
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, bills, receipts, accounts, and other documents of the related Amoureux, Bolduc, and Langlois families of Ste. Genevieve; surveys by Antoine Soulard of property of Francois Moreau and Pierre Delassus de Luzieres; letters of William G. Cox to his family regarding his service with the Exeter Union Guards during the Civil War (1860-1862); documents concerning the lead mining interests of Louis Bolduc; information pertaining to restoration of the Bolduc House in Ste. Genevieve in 1961; a copy of an inventory of the Bolduc House; and a transcript of an interview with Miss Zoe Bolduc, May 1956. This collection also includes a ledger of unidentified merchandise accounts from Ste. Genevieve, 1811-1814, with a 1932 guest register, possibly from the Bolduc House, at the center of the volume; and a daybook of the C.C. Bolduc general store in Ste. Genevieve, 1859-1862. The collection includes documents in French, some with translations.
Dates
- 1861-1879
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.3 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes, 2 volumes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Amoureux family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bolduc family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Amoureux, Michel, ca. 1748-1832 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Bolduc, Louis, -1815 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository