Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bank of St. Louis Note Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3049
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one 1817 bank note drawn on the Bank of St. Louis, the research notes and a 1930 letter of Eric P. Newman, and an October 5, 1941, newspaper article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the note, “The Oldest Known Picture of St. Louis.” Mr. Newman framed portions of this article along with the bank note. Although the bank note has been removed from the frame for preservation, the remaining collage has been retained in the...
Dates:
1817-1941
Frederick L. Billon Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0122
Scope and Contents
The papers also include the diary kept by Billon on his travels from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to St. Louis in 1818; notes on outstanding citizens and events of St. Louis, from a village in the early territorial days to the latter part of the nineteenth century; two memoranda books containing Billon's original notes of early marriage, baptismal, and burial records; notes on Benito Vasquez and Joseph Motard; maps, plats, and additions of the town of St. Louis; early wills and documents; and...
Dates:
1673-1877; 1894
William Glasgow Bruce Carson Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0245
Scope and Contents
The collection is a compilation of correspondence and documents belonging to five generations of the of William G. B. and Elizabeth Carson family. It is comprised primarily of the correspondence, diaries, and personal papers of William G. B. Carson and his wife, Elizabeth. There is a smaller amount of research and writings belonging to William G. B. Carson and to his son, William C. Carson. The earliest, and significantly smaller amount of papers, are from Carson’s...
Dates:
1818-2016; Majority of material found within 1923-1978
Judith Simcoke Earnest Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3204
Scope and Contents
The collection includes original documents, photographs, and correspondence from the nineteenth century and genealogical information about the Black, Kennedy, Clayton, McCutchan, and McKnight families. It is divided into two series: Family Histories and Documents and Letters. The collection spans from 1809 to 2021 with bulk dates of 1850 to 1859 and circa 1950. There are large date gaps: 1812 to 1842, 1876 to 1910, 1912 to 1933,...
Dates:
1809-2021
Louisiana Purchase Transfer Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0937
Scope and Contents
The Louisiana Purchase Transfer Collection is an artificial collection of original documents gathered from a variety of sources that have been filed together because of their connection, or the connection of the documents’ authors, to the transfer of Upper Louisiana from Spain to France and then from France to the United States in 1804 (popularly known as the Louisiana Purchase). The bulk of the collection contains original documents dating from 1783 to 1829. The only...
Dates:
1783-1953
Von Phul Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1697
Scope and Contents
The collection contains family correspondence, mainly letters of Anna Maria von Phul, Sarah von Phul (Jordan) Mason, and Graff von Phul to Henry von Phul in St. Louis. The letters mention family news, Anna Maria von Phul’s artwork, soldiers in Lexington just prior to the War of 1812, Henry's business affairs, an 1819 flooding in St. Louis from Chouteau's Pond when the dam gave way, the murder of Elijah Lovejoy, and the Civil War.
The collection also...
Dates:
1769-1874; 1953-1954