Box 2
Contains 146 Results:
Letter signed Sylvia Simons, St. Louis, to brother, Simeon Leland, New York. St. Louis has lost her best citizen and Hubby his best friend in the death of Mr. Canter. To evade the process of the law in settling the estate he took Hubby in as a partner before he died [Canter & Simons]. Family chatter., 1844 Dec 11
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed E.G. Simons, St. Louis, to Simeon Leland. Discussing the trouble my wife caused you and your intended with her gossiping tongue., 1847 Apr 28
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Leland. Business, family news. Living with Mrs. Canter., 1847 Nov 23
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Leland. Mrs. Canter’s daughter Amanda committed suicide., 1847 Dec 8
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Leland. Money is tight here and the cholera is carrying off 100 to 150 a day. Introducing John Louderman who will marry Georgianna Canter in the spring., 1848 Jan 8
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Leland. The children are ill with measles., 1848 Mar 29
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Leland. Illness in the family. Business is good but the pressures in the market have caused a falling off in the last three days., 1848 Apr 17
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Charles Leland, New York. Business, family. Letter signed S.L. Simons to Charles. You say Sim is to be married. We would be happy to have him and his bride in St. Louis. I have lived here eight years and my youngest brother is the only one to visit me., 1848 Apr 25
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Simeon Leland regarding your approaching marriage., 1848 Oct 29
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.
Letter signed Simons to Simeon. Cholera epidemic. In case of a death in our family you will be notified by telegraph. We can’t keep enough brandy and port in bottles since the cholera. The Board of Health doesn’t report one half of the cases. Charles Collins has died and many of the Eastern gold hunters on the way to California have fallen amongst us and the river banks are becoming strewn with graves., 1849 May 9
Collection of material pertaining to the history of the city of St. Louis. Includes original documents and letters and numerous articles and newsclippings referring to various aspects of life in St. Louis.