Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed J[ohn] P. S[ebree] to Col. [Elliott]. Mules are in demand in St. Louis. Pea and Harris have a contract for 2000, at $155, and I saw 6 Kentuckians there trying to buy. I believe mules will be $200 or very near that in the Spring. You see we let a fortune slip through our fingers last fall by not buying 1000 head., 1863 Dec 24
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 Dec 24