Box 1
Container
Contains 92 Results:
Document signed R. (Russell) Lewis. Receipt for $350 paid to Lewis by Alton Easton for Rachel, an enslaved woman., 1847 Oct 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1847 Oct 21
Letter signed Eliza Ott, St. Charles, to Alton Easton. Discusses Catholic versus Protestant opinions. Discusses life at Lindenwood. Mentions the telegraph arriving in St. Louis., 1847 Dec 5-1848 Jan 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1847 Dec 5-1848 Jan 1
Letter signed Mary Sibley, Lindenwood, to Alton Easton, El Passo, New Mexico. Personal letter expressing love for her brother and explaining her nature to him., 1847 Dec 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1847 Dec 27
Letter signed Eliza Ott, St. Charles, to Alton Easton. Discusses social and school life at St. Charles. Also mentioned is the trial of Col. Fremont. Fremont has been found guilty and is thought ruined along with Benton., 1848 Mar
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1848 Mar
Letter signed Eliza Ott, Lindenwood, to Alton Easton. Mentions four steamboats and a flatboat burning at the wharf last night. Also news of the Mexican War., 1848 Apr
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1848 Apr
Letter signed Eliza Ott, St. Charles, to Alton Easton. Mentions everyday affairs and that her good name has been restored., 1848 May 17
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1848 May 17
Letter signed Eliza Ott, Lindenwood, to Alton Easton. Talks of religious observances and everyday affairs around Lindenwood., 1848 May 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1848 May 27
Letter signed Eliza Ott, Lindenwood, to Alton Easton. Discusses everyday matters of events around Lindenwood. Some severe remarks are made on how General Price’s men and officers spent their time., 1848 July
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1848 July
Document signed by family members of Rufus Easton, who died intestate. Claims regarding the estate of Rufus Easton., 1849 Aug 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1849 Aug 24
Document signed Cotton Wright. Two notices of “Collectors Sales” by virtue of a tax list and warrant issued for non-payment of taxes., 1850 Dec 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1850 Dec 27