Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Smoot, Russell & Co. [by Smoot], Leavenworth City, to N.G. Elliott, Franklin, Howard Co., Mo. Smoot went in person to Independence to learn whether funds were with Turner & Co. to pay in part or in whole the obligation referred to. Gives Smoot’s business contacts, discusses effect of the President’s handling of bill for relief of Hockaday and Ligget. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Hockaday, Post Office Department, Liggit [Ligget], and James Buchanan. Places mentioned: Washington., 1860 Sept 13
Item — Box: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes correspondence relating to the mule, horse, and cattle trade; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pike's Peak; and California. It also includes muster rolls and other materials of the 1st Company, 14th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Missouri Militia from the Mormon War of 1838, in which Elliott was commander; slavery papers, land deals, and medical and merchandise bills; transactions concerning the outfitting of the Santa Fe trade; promissory notes; papers relating to Howard County,...
Dates:
1860 Sept 13