Box 1
Container
Contains 58 Results:
Letter signed [Caleb Cox], New Orleans, to “My Dearest Girl” [Louisa Heins]. 3 pp., Original. “Your expressions of regret last evening has given me much uneasiness more particularly as the cause originated with me”, 1819 July 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 July 8
Correspondence, August-December 1819
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1818-1940
Note from [Caleb Cox], New Orleans, to [Louisa Heins]. 3 pp. Original. “Why in the name of every generous feeling do you take such pleasure in destroying those hopes that constitute my only prospects for future happiness…”, ca. 1819 Aug 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
ca. 1819 Aug 13
Letter signed Caleb Cox, S.B. Alabama, to “My Dear Louisa” [Heins], New Orleans. 2 pp. Photostat. Number 5. Due to low water level, the boat remains about 10 miles north of Cape Girardeau; plans to hire a keelboat if the Alabama cannot proceed upriver; includes an Oct 21st addition., 1819 Oct 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 Oct 20
Letter signed Caleb Cox, St. Louis, to “Dearest Girl” [Louis Heins], New Orleans, 2 pp. Photostat. Number 7. Arrived six hours ago and picked up two of her letters at the post office., 1819 Nov 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 Nov 10
Letter signed Caleb Cox, St. Louis, to “Dearest Girl” [Louis Heins], New Orleans. 2 pp. Photostat. Number 8. Has rented a store and become a merchant; “I traveled in a carriage from St. Genevieve to this place and must say tis the loveliest country my eyes ever beheld”; finds it very similar to New Orleans; he may lose $2,000 to Col. Hopkins but will not affect their future plans if he can succeed in St. Louis., 1819 Nov 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 Nov 14
Letter signed Caleb Cox, St. Louis, to “My Dearest Girl” [Louisa Heins], New Orleans. 4pp. Original. Number 9. Letter written on multiple dates: Nov. 22, Nov. 23, Nov. 25, “Nov. 31.” Implores her to write to him; he checks the post office each day for a letter; fears for her health and for the loss of her affection. Includes a poem on separate leaf., 1819 Nov 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 Nov 19
Letter signed Caleb Cox, St. Louis, to Louisa Heins, New Orleans. 2 pp. Photostat. Plans to travel to New Orleans as soon as ice permits with a load of goods; hopes to marry but is unsure of her feelings on the matter., 1819 Dec 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1819 Dec 27
Correspondence, 1820
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1818-1940
Letter signed Caleb Cox, St. Louis, to Louisa Heins, New Orleans. 4pp. Photostat. Number 13. Also includes Jan. 6 and Jan. 9. Writes of the weather conditions and their effect upon his plans to travel to New Orleans. He despairs of the uncertainty of her feelings., 1820 Jan 3
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically.
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Dates:
1820 Jan 3