Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
State of Missouri vs. Burwell, man enslaved to George Pitzer, and John Smith, man enslaved to John B. Smedtz, on charge of burning a stable. Summaries of testimonies of 18 people concerning a fire at a stable which began during a ball Saturday night at Larrabee’s. Numerous whippings mentioned. (11 pages), [1840] Feb
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials related to the history of St. Charles, Missouri, and spans the lives of three generations of the Benjamin Emmons family. Persons involved in the early transactions include Edward Bates, Frederick Bates, Charles Dehault Delassus, John C. Edwards, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton Gamble, J. Mackay, William G. Pettus, Amos Stoddard, and Zenon Trudeau. Manuscripts include St. Charles land documents from the French and Spanish periods, including Zenon Trudeau's...
Dates:
[1840] Feb