Box 2
Contains 146 Results:
Letter signed Geo. W.C. Huse, Newburgh, to Carr Huse. Describes trip and visit to Bethel. Then visit to St. Louis and journey up river to Peoria. Mentions mounds in St. Louis, the busy levee, products being shipped, etc. Individuals mentioned: Noah, Rachel, and Eleanor. Places mentioned: Mississippi and Boston. [Purchased from Symmachus Trading Co., Boston, Mass., $2.25.], 1846 July 22
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 A. Gold, St. Louis, to Daniel Gold. Tells of the hardships and misfortunes he has encountered in St. Louis during past three years including a bad business venture, illness of wife, etc. At the present, I am employed by Davis Tilden & Richards for $480 a year and may yet make a comfortable living. Individuals mentioned: Dr. Johnson, Parkerson Craig, Josiah, James, John William, Mary Ann, Uncle John, and Aunt L. Places mentioned: Virginia. [Gift of Dr. Russell E. Francis, 4439 Sansom Street, Phila., Pa., through University of Pennsylvania Library, May 1948. Gold is a relative of Mrs. Francis.], 1846 Aug 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.
Memo notes about St. Louis, history of Laclede, Native Americans, etc., 1847 Feb 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.
Advertisement for Williams & Curtis, Attorneys at Law, with chronology of St. Louis history, table of population, and list of ancient names of St. Louis and places in its vicinity., 1847 Feb 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.
Letter signed William [Claghorn] to Wife [Emma]. The more I go west the more I am surprised at the eastern views of the western country. Temperance has made great alteration in the minds of the people. I have scarcely seen a drop of liquor. Gambling is the same way. There are about 200 Dutch emigrating on account of their religion. Sunday on the boat was as quiet as it would have been at home., 1847 June 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 Nathaniel Holmes, St. Louis, Mo., to Hampton L. Boon, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Jefferson City, Mo. Please send me a Writ of Error to the St. Louis Circuit Court [in Chancery] in the case of Armstead Lawless, Hugh Lackey, & John W. Paulding [plaintiffs in error] vs. Samuel Merry & Clayton Tiffin [defendants in error.] Individuals mentioned: John Frazier, Matton, and Field Hathcart. Businesses mentioned: Gamble, Bates & Holmes [lawyers for the plaintiffs] and Geyer, Dayton & Hudson [lawyers for the defendants.], 1847 Aug 27
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 Henry S. Carter, St. Louis, to Harriet V. Reel. “We have got the telegraph finished to the other side of the river and are ready to receive news from Washington City today. Then I expect we shall hear from you every day.” Individuals mentioned: Sally, Miss Jane, Grandpa, Uncle John, Walker, and Miss Mary Bartlett. Places mentioned: New York. Also letter signed Mother to Harriet V. Reel. Grandpa and his wife came in last week and put up at the Planter’s House to stay all night and go to Mrs. E. Tracy’s party. Grandpa will communicate with you through the telegraph on New Years day if they succeed in getting the wires across the river. They commenced operations on the opposite side of the river yesterday. Your grandpa sent the first message to Washington, his compliments to the President. Individuals mentioned: Aunty Cooper, Sally, and Mr. Molinard. Places mentioned: Louisville. [Purchased from Whitman Bailey, Stamford, Connecticut, June 1949, for $3.00.], 1847 Dec 19
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 Edwin Curd to Brother [Isaac Curd]. I will give you an account of my St. Louis trip. I went down in the stage which was not by any means pleasant. I lost my way to the hotel and had between $2,000 and $3,000 about me., 1848 Jan 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 John Henderson, Jr., attorney, to W.L. Boon, clerk of Supreme Court of Mo., Jefferson City, Mo. Request for writ of error in case of State of Missouri vs. Mary Green., 1848 Feb 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.
Letter signed Gardner Folsome, St. Louis, to Lewis Boynton, Stanstead, Lower Canada. Folsome would like to start a store but has not the means. I have at present one negro that brings me in 12 1/2 dollars a month…I have one or two bad debts standing that here in New Orleans amounting to nearly three thousand dollars but for all that I am not broke quite but if my darkey should take it in his head to die, why it would try me considerably. Individuals mentioned: Mother, Nathaniel, Lowell, Lorenzo D. French, Ezra, and Catharine. Places mentioned: Mobile, Manchester, Boston, and Quebec., 1848 Mar 20
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.