Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed S. Mason, Edwardsville, to My Dear Brother [Henry von Phul], St. Louis. Capt. Allen said you had been sick, tho’ he said he saw you at your store. Alton is said to be far more healthy than usual, and what is extraordinary, the lower town is better off than the upper. Regarding matter of taxes on Grafton property. I have talked to the school teacher. She has not talked to the trustees and does not know whether they will agree to release her. She thinks she ought to have $125 per year., 1834 Aug 25
Item — Box: 2
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:
1834 Aug 25