Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Sarah Ward, Lexington, to Maria von Phul. Discussion of religion, differences of the Roman Catholic church of your choice, and the Episcopal church. Chatter about friends. We suppose Mrs. Beck to be still at Louisville. I fear she is sinking money by this expedition – all her friends opposed it in Lexington but she would not listen to their advice., 1823 July 21
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:
1823 July 21