Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed G.A. Magruder, Houston, to Lt. Wm. Von Phool [von Phul]. Regarding order of Maj. Gen. Magruder to turn over to you the saddles recently brought in on the “Owl.” I presume there will be no difficulty in procuring one for the General and myself. (Gift of John Richardson Thomas and Henry von Phul Thomas, January 1954), 1865 May 20
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 May 20