Box 1
Contains 118 Results:
Letter from David Adams to David and Jane Burton. States that he won’t be able to see them this spring., 1845 Mar 9
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. States that he is returning home soon with no money., 1845 July 4
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Itemized bill for medical services from 1841 to 1845, signed E.Y. Watson., 1845 Sept 1
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from Elizabeth Adams to Louis and Charles Vachard (her brothers). Regarding the death of their father on Nov. 22, 1846. Elizabeth’s letter is in David’s hand., 1847 May 8
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Memorandum of agreement for Adams to guide a party from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Fort Sutter, California, signed Horace Baffum, D. Hutton, and David Adams. A list of plea cases, 1847-1852 in David Adams’ hand is found on the second sheet of this document, but appears to have no connection to it., 1848 Jan 4
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from Charles Lardoise (or Charles Vachard) to Elizabeth Adams. States that his health is good and he hopes to see her in the spring., 1849 July 22
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. States that he has heard about the cholera epidemic in St. Louis, and he is working in the gold mines near San Francisco., 1849 Oct 28
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Receipt for payment of $2.75 to Mr. Lynch, signed Henry Grotefend., circa 1850
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. Regarding his situation in the gold mines of California., 1850 Mar 31
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.
Letter from Henry Grotefend to David Adams (his father-in-law). Mentions the 1849 cholera epidemic which took the life of his son Henry, and the 1849 St. Louis fire which burned down his house., 1850 Apr 20
This collection includes personal letters to David's wife, Elizabeth, business correspondence, receipts, lists, and diaries. A man of limited education, David wrote poorly, spelled phonetically, and rarely used punctuation.