Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed A.M. von Phul, Lexington, to Mrs. Rosalie [Henry] von Phul, St. Louis. Offering consolation in loss of your child. Mention of Mr. & Mrs. Kennerly and their child. Regarding finishing frames for Henry with gold leaf. The man who makes them is out of gold leaf and water is so low he cannot calculate when he shall receive. (Gift of John Richardson Thomas and Henry von Phul Thomas, St. Louis, January 1954), 1818 Nov 3
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:
1818 Nov 3