Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Brother Alex [Badger], Ft. Vancouver, W.T., to Sister [Alice E. Cayton, St. Louis]. The swallows are occupying every accessible cranny about the warehouse. You never cook any cauliflower at home and I think it is magnificent. We have such large ones here – fill a half bushel measure. Gives cooking directions. I wrote Frank [Cayton] of my being transferred to Lieutenant John S. Mason’s service. Individuals mentioned: Will [Cayton], Parma [Cayton], and Vancouver Literary Association. Places mentioned: Cascade Mountains and Rocky Mountains., 1861 Apr 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection contains material of the St. Louis-based Badger family, including letters of Capt. Alexander Badger, Sr. and Jr.; newsclippings; bonds; steamboat memoranda; a pilot certificate issued to William H. Cable in 1852; envelopes of Wells Fargo and Overland Mail; cards of steamboat Magnolia and a timetable of St. Louis railroads and steamships; material concerning the Badger, Cable and Cayton families; two Missouri defense bonds issued in 186-; and several letters...
Dates:
1861 Apr 10