Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Obituary appearing the in St. Louis Republican, September 9, 1874. “Yesterday afternoon at three o’clock died at his residence, No. 1516 Olive Street, Mr. Henry Von Phul, the oldest merchant of St. Louis.” (Gift of John Richardson Thomas and Henry von Phul Thomas, January 1954), 1874 Sept 9
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:
1874 Sept 9