Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed John Simonds to Ferd Kennett. I acknowledge the “corn” regarding the Genl. Scott prediction, but the newspapers have already informed you that I “guessed” pretty near right about the result of our late county election. I regret to learn the crops in your region are destroyed. You are not the only one sending up for corn – Capt. Cole and Jacob Boas have written us to send them 2 to 300 bags each and Bolduc & Higginbotham are now here for that purpose. Prices being asked., 1854 Aug 10
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during...
Dates:
1854 Aug 10