Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed John P. Sebree, Jefferson City, to Colonel [Newton G. Elliott], Franklin, Mo. You need not be uneasy about emancipation here this session unless Congress passes the appropriation. My information is that the President after the 4th of March will recede from his emancipation proclamation. If our people will give way to the Abolitionists, then they will ruin us. Individuals mentioned: Dunlap and Borus. (Purchased from Mrs. Louis Shields, New Franklin, Mo., March 20, 1955), 1863 Feb 23
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:
1863 Feb 23