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Box 1

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Bill of lading, 15 barrels of liver oil on barge New Miss Fire bound for St. Louis to be delivered to Thomas Hanly, signed Charles Seavers, New Orleans., 1819 Mar 6-July 13

 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. The collection also...
Dates: 1819 Mar 6-July 13