Box 3
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Agnes [Brent], St. Louis, to sister Latty Frost, Crystal City. Doctor (Papin) looks very old and has a cough which racks him terribly. I think there is a feeling in the house that he is not destined to enjoy life much longer. I will bring some shoes for the little ones and Lily and breeches for the boys. Send me the list of groceries needed as I am going to Nicholson’s and will get them., 1887 May 25
Item — Box: 3
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:
1887 May 25