Box 2
Contains 146 Results:
Letter signed Simons to Simeon L. On my home last evening I lost all my invoices. Can you get duplicate invoices for me?, 1850 Apr 3
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. This spring the whole country is going to California and taking their whole means for their outfit. No country merchants can collect their accounts. Because of this and last summer’s cholera the New York merchants will find the western merchants short of funds., 1850 Apr 15
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.
"The Great Floods of 1844" by B.D.M. Eaton. Mention of other St. Louis events. Individuals mentioned: Griswold, Clemens, and Felt. Businesses mentioned: “Grand Leader,” D. Crawford & Co., and Famous Barr Co. Places mentioned: Lindell Hotel, Virginia Hotel, Barnum Hotel, Planter’s Hotel, Southern Hotel, St. James Hotel, Railroads [into St. Louis], Railroad Exchange Building, Gratiot Street Prison, and Slave Pen., 1844
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.
Typed article from Missouri Republican[?] on the flood of 1844. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Kayser and Mr. Wood. Places mentioned: Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico, Falls of St. Anthony, Santa Fe, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and New Orleans., 1844
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 John Seaton, St. Louis, to Mother and Father, addressed to Father [Sam Seaton], Greenupsburg, Ky. Business, social, descriptive in regards to St. Louis., 1844 Jan 30
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 A.B., St. Louis, to James Gordon Bennett, N.Y. High praise for St. Louis, its location; steamer traffic on the river, brick houses, the Planters House, Court House; Bloody Island; shot tower being constructed here. On Sunday last a mob was raised to pull down medical buildings belonging to the Catholic University because of careless disposition of dissected bodies. The mayor interfered by calling the military which held the mob at bay and saved the buildings. There is also another medical school here which is said to be much in advance of the other in the professorship and accommodations., 1844 Feb 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 John How, St. Louis, Mo., to James Mitchell, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. How encloses a receipt for monies paid by Anna M. Taylor to him in a letter to her father. The loan was for the purpose of stocking Mr. and Mrs. Taylor’s store which is prospering., 1844 Apr 1
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.
Document of Mary Heely, James Heely, St. Louis. Appointment of Hugh Keenan as power of attorney to handle affairs in Ireland pertaining to estates of John Whittaker and Robert Whittaker. Document attested to by Bernard Pratte, Mayor. [Gift of George Harkness, 5050 Kensington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. September 1943. Mr. Harkness’ mother married 1st the James Heely mentioned in this document.], 1844 Aug 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 P.E. Bishop, Ebenezerville, S.C., to David Bishop, St. Louis. Adeline provided you…a copy of the inscription on Robert’s monument…when you write please inform us if it came to hand. We have been much afflicted this year…we have all had chills. I have been compelled to dismiss my school for two weeks…Our section of country has suffered much this year…diseases have been milder…few deaths. Received two letters…one from brother James [Bishop] and one from Wm. James living in same neighborhood…has eight children., 1844 Oct 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.
Typescripts of two signed letters, translated from German script, of A. Holbrock, St. Louis, to uncle and aunt in Germany., 1844 Dec 18-1845 Aug 6
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.