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Box 10

 Container

Contains 215 Results:

Letter signed Fellow citizens of Howard County, Howard County, to Hamilton R. Gamble, St. Louis. Write to express their gratification that he [Gamble] has allowed himself to be announced as a candidate for the office of Governor. They express “the hope that the Union men will with one voice elevate you to the place.” (4 pages), 1862 May 2

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 2

Letter signed Union citizens of Schuyler County, Missouri, Schuyler City. They petition that Major G.M. Marshall be restored to the command of the state militia at the town of Lancaster. Individuals mentioned include Major G.M. Marshall. Places mentioned include Lancaster. (4 pages), 1862 May 3

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 3

Document signed Many citizens of Greene County, Springfield, Missouri, to Honorable H.R. Gamble. Petition that he allow his name to be used as a candidate for Governor at the August election. (2 pages), 1862 May 5

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 5

Telegram from H.W. Halleck, St. Louis, to H.R. Gamble. “I am not sufficiently acquainted with Colonel Harding to advise.” (2 pages), 1862 May 7

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 7

Letter signed H.W. Halleck, Monterey, Tennessee, to Governor H.R. Gamble. Quotes a letter he [Halleck] has written to Edward Bates in which he says that he cannot advise in relation to the extension of the Pacific Railroad at the expense of the United States, “but I do not hesitate to endorse your opinion of its importance in a military point of view.” Individuals mentioned include Edward Bates and General Curtis. Places mentioned include Lebanon, Springfield and Missouri. (3 pages), 1862 May 8

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 8

Letter signed B.W. Leiws & Bros., Glasgow, Missouri, to John D. Perry, St. Louis. Concerning a request sent to Governor H.R. Gamble asking him to become a candidate for the office of Governor at the ensuing August election. Individuals mentioned include B.W. Lewis, Clark H. Green, Honorable Abiel Leonard and Samuel C. Major. Places mentioned include Fayette. (1 page), 1862 May 14

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 14

Letter signed Allen P. Richardson, Jefferson City, to Governor Gamble. Concerning a money transaction between the write and Lieutenant Colonel Burgeau. Individuals mentioned include Lieutenant Colonel Burgeau and Lieutenant Colonel Marsh [C.W. Marsh]. Places mentioned include St. Louis. (2 pages), 1862 May 14

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 14

Document signed [Many citizens of Pettis County], Georgetown, Missouri, to Honorable Hamilton R. Gamble. Petition for Governor Gamble to become a candidate for the office again at the coming August election. (2 pages), 1862 May 15

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 15

[Unsigned] [Probably written by H.R. Gamble], St. Louis, to Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Asks the President for help in border trouble with Kansas. “We are about to try the experiment of general election in August. Individuals mentioned include Jennison. Places mentioned include Missouri and Kansas. (4 pages), 1862 May 19

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 19

Letter signed J.W. Wilson, Gray Summit, to Honorable H.R. Gamble. Regarding my negroes who were taken to Franklin. (2 pages), 1862 May 23

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hamilton Rowan Gamble Papers consist of deeds, early land grants, surveys, a St. Louis court docket book (1816-1833), bills of sale, legal papers regarding land ownership and business agreements, letters pertaining to causes of the Civil War, letters regarding the raising of a state militia, correspondence with political and military leaders, account books and receipts. Papers pertaining to land cases include deeds from French and Spanish ownership...
Dates: 1862 May 23