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Journal, dated September 30, 1836, to November 8, 1849, contains the financial transactions of the Agency Bank of the United States of St. Louis, as maintained by Henry S. Coxe, agent. Although the bank was ordered closed on July 31, 1841, transactions continued until 1849.

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...

Scope and Contents Collection consists of personal, business, financial, and family papers of Robert A. Barnes, who was a grocer, commission merchant, bank president, stockholder, property owner, and philanthropist. Includes correspondence, bills, receipts, legal papers, property and income tax documents, insurance policies, personal and business accounts, and papers relating to the Barnes estate and the estate of John W. Reel, of which Barnes was the administrator. Also includes numerous bills of lading and...

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The Frederick Charles Helfesrieder diary contains information about his life and spending from January to October 1936. The diary also contains addresses of various people who lived in St. Louis. He talks about playing Monopoly with his family, visits to the movies and opera, going to Creve Coeur Lake, his time at night school at Washington University, and spending time with his girlfriend. He resided at 5227 Minerva Avenue.