Box 1
Contains 218 Results:
Fragment of letter signed James P. Groot to a sibling. Begins, "I have some thought of going to New Orleans this fall or winter as I have got tired of teaching. . . .", no date
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Fragment of letter signed JPG [James P. Groot] to unknown individual. Begins, "Ask Jim Pearse if he ever intends getting married & if he does if he wont have the kindness to give me an invite to the wedding. . . .", no date
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Fragment of letter signed J.P. Groot [James P. Groot] to his brother. Begins, "You stated to me that Eddy Watkins wanted to know about. . . .", no date
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Fragment of letter signed J.P. Groot. ". . . . I had my head so full before I left that I neve[r] thought about it or I should have paid you before I left. . . .", no date
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Envelope addressed to Mr. Jessee G. Pearse, Vischer Ferry, Saratoga County., no date
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Letter signed Rachel Mull, Effingham, [Illinois], to her sister. Mentions wagons passing on the National Road to and from Kansas, Ohio, and Cincinnati. Mentions that her neighbors are not close, and she is lonely and afraid when her husband is away at work. Mentions Jess and Jim Pearse., 1857 Aug 26
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Unsigned letter of [James P. Groot], Teutopolis, Effingham Co., Ill., to cousin Jesse. Describes farming and his crops., 1857 Oct 19
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.
Unsigned, incomplete letter of [James P. Groot], Teutopolis, Effingham Co., Ill., to his sister. ". . . . I have once more resumed my seat as a school teacher in an humble log cabin. . . . in Cumberland County. . . .[Rachel] has got the worst disposition that I have met with in a great many years travel. . . . [Barney] has got the meanest disposition of any person that I have had any thing to do with. . . .", 1857 Dec 7
The collection consists primarily of Groot family correspondence. Most of the letters were written by James P. Groot. Notable content includes three letters signed Rachel Mull to her sister Maria—dated September 2, 1855, April 5, 1856, and February 25, no year—that describe the abusive relationship with her husband, Barney Mull. The collection also includes 12 Civil War–era letters signed James P. Groot describing affairs in St. Louis and his military service in the 6th Iowa Infantry.