Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter of Graff von Phul, St. Louis, to Maria von Phul, Lexington, Ky. Commenting on Henry [von Phul], Rosalie, and sick baby; visiting the Saugrain family, others. I am happy to find you industrious and improved in your French and drawings. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Grant, Kennerly, Soulard, McGuire, Mrs. Hart, Ward, Clifford family, Mrs. Rutgers, and Miss Wells. (Gift of John Richardson Thomas and Henry von Phul Thomas, January 1954), [1819] Apr 28
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:
[1819] Apr 28