Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Thos. G. Rhett, Shreveport, La., to Lt. W. von Phul, Houston, Texas. Obtain from the Treasury agent and send at once to us 5,000 yards of flannel and at least 200 kegs of assorted nails. (Gift of John Richardson Thomas and Henry von Phul Thomas, January 1954), 1865 Feb 2
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:
1865 Feb 2