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Box 1

 Container

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: A0007-00109
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1845 Mar 9

Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. States that he is returning home soon with no money., 1845 July 4

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: A0007-00110
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1845 July 4

Itemized bill for medical services from 1841 to 1845, signed E.Y. Watson., 1845 Sept 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: A0007-00111
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1845 Sept 1

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: A0007-00112
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1847 May 8

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: A0007-00113
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1848 Jan 4

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: A0007-00114
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1849 July 22

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: A0007-00115
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1849 Oct 28

Receipt for payment of $2.75 to Mr. Lynch, signed Henry Grotefend., circa 1850

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: A0007-00116
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: circa 1850

Letter from David Adams to Elizabeth. Regarding his situation in the gold mines of California., 1850 Mar 31

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: A0007-00117
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1850 Mar 31

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: A0007-00118
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1850 Apr 20