Box 1
Container
Contains 58 Results:
Letter signed J.B. Cox, Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., to “My dearest Friend,” [Francis Pratte?, Mo.]. 3 pp. Original. Describes his travels in southeast Texas and the landscape of the region; had planned to return to Missouri but instead bought a tract of land comprised of over 400 acres near Clinton; awaits his supplies and slaves from New Orleans; the society is similar to that in Missouri; is twelve miles from the Perry County settlement he described in his previous letter; eager to hear from friends in Missouri., 1858 Jan 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
1858 Jan 22
Letter signed J.B. Cox, Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., to “My Dear Friend,” [Francis Pratte?, Mo.]. 4 pp. Original fragment. Three months have passed since he left Jefferson County, Missouri; describes Texas terrain, crops, and climate in more detail, “forms an empire within herself;” extends an invitation to visit or to assist in purchasing land near his; he hopes to travel to Missouri in the fall and might his friend in the circuit court at Farmington or Hillsboro., 1858 Mar 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
1858 Mar 20
Letter signed Louisa Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Dr. J. Barton Cox, [Texas]. 4 pp. Original. The household has been sick, including herself and Black Mary, but are better now; explains that she did not send Wilson to him as requested for Wilson has been “guilty of some dreadful acts, which are too indelicate for me to pen,” and she has hired him to a man in New Madrid who may purchase him; people disappointed by his departure but she is glad he will not settle in Jefferson County, “a miserable place”; angry with him for trying to get Francis [Pratte, Cora’s husband] to move to Texas; tells of her sadness when he last left Missouri; the trial of Philip and Ross had been postponed., 1858 Apr 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
1858 Apr 9
Letter signed Louisa Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Dr. J. Barton Cox, [Texas]. 4 pp. Original fragment. In reply to a letter he wrote to brother Washington; expresses sympathy for his trouble with his crops and grasshoppers, sickness for himself and his slaves; builds up his self-worth; advises him not to sell his land but to engage an agent to pay taxes and to return to Missouri before the yellow fever prevails in New Orleans; Amelia’s health is delicate and she might travel with him to Missouri; ill health of Philip Shaw’s sister, Mrs. Pettit; flood and rain has ruined the fruit and vegetable crops nearby; Philip Shaw has taken a case to the supreme court; she asks for verification that he plans to return to Missouri to marry Mrs. Waters., 1858 May 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
1858 May 10
Letter signed Louisa Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Dr. J. Barton Cox, [Texas?]. 4 pp. Original. Reports it took 21 days for his last letter to arrive; she explains that since Bert does not suit him, she asks him to consider returning him to her as she would not wish him to be “sold out of the family” and explains how much more cooperative their slaves are since Wilson’s departure; reports on family members’ health; her own health has weakened with age, and she spends much time reading, her favorite pastime, and praises Dr. Elisha Kane’s Arctic Exploration and his biography; hears that his brother William is to marry Emily this fall; equates lack of marriages lately with hard times; does not understand why he plows when he could practice medicine; wishes him to become a practical Christian., 1858 June 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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:
1858 June 7
Correspondence, 1859-1864; 1870
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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 Louisa C. Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Dr. Barton Cox, [Tex.]. 2 pp. Original. She and Mary both have coughs; was disappointed when Henry returned without him and Kate; begs him to bring Kate to meet her., 1859 Feb 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
1859 Feb 15
Letter signed Louisa C. Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Amelia Shaw, [New Orleans]. 3 pp. Original [2021-052]. Her health is better, and she may go to Cora’s for a visit; Amelia, Emily, and Cora are all expecting; court is in session for last three weeks; Dr. Ross has been sentenced to ten years; lots of people in town visiting and giving speeches., 1859 Apr 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
1859 Apr 9
Letter signed Louisa C. Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Amelia Shaw, [New Orleans]. 4 pp. Original [2021-052]. Barton has sold his farm in Texas and expects to remain at her home until after Kate’s confinement; is pleased with Kate and her four-year-old daughter, Julia, who considers Barton her father; “the negroes have been tormenting us so much,” nine black men have run away; Dr. Henning’s life was threatened by a black boy who also ran away; she observes the doctor “is a weak, indulgent master”; William and Henry are busy at the store; Emily getting ready for the baby., 1859 Sept 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
1859 Sept 19
Letter signed Louisa C. Cox, Fredericktown, Mo., to Julia [Waters Cox], [Perryville, Mo.]. 2 pp. Original. Writes to Barton’s daughter, Julia, when she is ill, telling her to take her medicine and to obey her parents., 1859 Oct 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
1859 Oct 19