Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Sarah, Lexington, to My Dear brother [Henry von Phul], St. Louis. Maria and I were reconciled to living in the country until we heard our move would have made trouble between the old gentleman and his children. We are living in town. Business is bad here., 1814 Dec 15
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains family correspondence, mainly letters of Anna Maria von Phul, Sarah von Phul (Jordan) Mason, and Graff von Phul to Henry von Phul in St. Louis. The letters mention family news, Anna Maria von Phul’s artwork, soldiers in Lexington just prior to the War of 1812, Henry's business affairs, an 1819 flooding in St. Louis from Chouteau's Pond when the dam gave way, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and the Civil War.
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Dates:
1814 Dec 15