Box 2
Container
Contains 143 Results:
Letter signed James O’Neal, Office of New Orleans Anchor Line, to Daniel Able, steamer City of Alton, giving detailed instructions for conducting business (6 pages). Also includes undated newspaper clipping that provides excerpts of a letter of J.P.O. of Taylor Falls, in relation to early boating on the Minnesota River. (2 items), 1881 Nov 30
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1881 Nov 30
Notarized transfer of the power of attorney from John Todd and wife, Margaret E. Todd, of Wellsville, Ohio, to Josephus Todd of East St. Louis, Illinois, with regard to the steamboat Key West, August 8, 1882; and typescript letter signed Josephus S. Todd, St. Louis, to the Missouri Historical Society regarding the donation of the aforementioned items. (2 items) (gift of Josephus M. Todd, St. Louis, January 1949), 1882
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1882
Bill of lading, steamboat Hope, Hermann and Missouri River Packet, from Bridgeport, Missouri, to John Wahl & Co., St. Louis. (1 item), 1882 July 17
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1882 July 17
Letter signed Brazee & Ralston, Memphis, to the master or owner of the transfer steamer St. Louis regarding attached order requiring two licensed engineers to be on watch when underway. Also includes copy of the order (dated December 8, 1882) mentioned in the letter. (2 items) (accession number 62-0074), 1882 Dec 23
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1882 Dec 23
Typescript article titled “Early Steam-boating on the Mississippi, Captain George Barnard, A Brief Sketch of His Life” (12 pages), written by Clayton Keith. (transferred to George Barnard Collection), ca. 1885-1919
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
ca. 1885-1919
Bill of lading, steamboat Charles C. Carroll, St. Louis. (1 item) (accession number 77-0004), 1885 Apr 23
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1885 Apr 23
Freight bills of W.P. Howard & Co., to steamboats C.C. Carroll [Charles C. Carrol] and Dacotah, the latter of which includes an engraving of the Dacotah. Also includes notice to receive freight to W.P. Howard & Co. from steamboat Sidney. (4 items) (accession number 62-0042), 1885 May-Sept
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1885 May-Sept
Bill of lading, steamer Chas. C. Carroll, St. Louis. (1 item) (accession number 77-0004), 1886 Mar 26
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1886 Mar 26
Bill of lading, steamer Calhoun, St. Louis. (1 item) (accession number 77-0004), 1886 Apr 21
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1886 Apr 21
Bill of lading, steamer General Meade, St. Louis. (1 item) (accession number 77-0004), 1886 June 10
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Steamboats and River History Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The bulk of the collection relates to river travel and commerce primarily in the vicinity of St. Louis and on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
The collection includes more than 60 receipts and bills of lading, mostly dated pre-1900, for...
Dates:
1886 June 10