Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers concern claims against estates of prominent people of St. Louis and other parts of the country. Names of those acting as administrators or having other legal interest in the estates include Auguste Chouteau, Charles Gratiot, Charles Dehault Delassus, Charles Sanguinet, Edward Hempstead, Henry von Phul, John Bent, H.S. Geyer, Robert Simpson, Frederick Bates, Kenneth MacKenzie, and John F. Darby. Also includes papers pertaining to the estates...