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Box 2

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Letter signed S. Mason, Philadelphia, to My Dear Brother [H. von Phul], St. Louis. Problem of money; disposing of timber on Alton land. We have seen a number of St. Louis people lately; they all agree that you know nothing of hard times in comparison of the eastern cities., 1838 Feb 26

 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. The collection also...
Dates: 1838 Feb 26