Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Gr. von Phul, Vincennes, to My Dear Henry [von Phul], St. Louis. We arrived here about half after one o’clock, pretty much fatigued but otherwise tolerable well. Saturday and Sunday being cool and cloudy kept us free from flies but on Monday we suffered considerable in crossing the grand prairie. My old grey is very thin but in great spirits. I have been careful to wash his back whenever we stop, and though it is a little rubbed we will all hold out to Lexington., 1819 Sept 1
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 Sept 1