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Box 1

 Container

Contains 81 Results:

Mrs. Weaver receipts and statements, 1894 March 4

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 69
Scope and Contents

Receipts and other financial papers outlining transactions made by Mrs. Weaver with Spring and Sielsclott Drugs. Items purchased include paints and oils.

Dates: 1894 March 4

Mattie receipts and statements, 1892 January 29

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 70
Scope and Contents

Receipts and other financial papers recording transactions made by "Mattie" with Ruppel and Listmann, of Beardstown, Illinois. Items purchased include gloves, slippers, and shoes.

Dates: 1892 January 29

Weaver, Eaton, Chamberlain warranty deeds, 1854-1856

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 9, item: 71-72
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series includes two warranty deeds; one is dated July 24, 1854, and the other October 25, 1856. They involve the Weaver, Collins, Chamberlain, and Weaver families, in no particular order.

Dates: 1854-1856

Mr. and Mrs. Page Eaton warranty deed, 1854 July 24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 71
Scope and Contents

Warranty deed drawn up between Mr. and Mrs. Page Eaton and Edward Collins, in Cass County, the State of Illinois.

Dates: 1854 July 24

Joseph Weaver and James Chamberlain warranty deed, 1856 October 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 72
Scope and Contents

Warranty deed drawn up between Joseph Weaver and James Chamberlain.

Dates: 1856 October 25

Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio other documents, 1852-1864

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 9-11, item: 73-76
Identifier: MSS 339
Scope and Contents

Series contains a will, a certificate of draft exemption, and advertising flyers promoting tourism. The advertisements are undated; the draft exemption certificate is date October 10, 1864; the will of Edward Collins, May 27, 1852. Additionally, there is no context given for the storing of the flyers, which attract potential tourists to "New York After Dark" and to travel on the Saint Louis and Tennessee River by steamboat.

Dates: 1852-1864

Edward Collins will, 1852 May 27

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 73

Joseph Weaver draft exemption certificate, 1864 October 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 74
Scope and Contents

Certificate of exemption from the draft, granted to Joseph Weaver of Beardstown, Illinois, for having furnished a substitute for himself to serve in the Civil War.

Dates: 1864 October 10

Advertisement "Seeing New York After Dark", undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 75
Scope and Contents

Advertisement attracting tourists to consider "Seeing New York After Dark."

Dates: undated

Saint Louis and Tennessee River packet "Company Travel by Steamboat", undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 339 Item 76
Scope and Contents

Packet detailing "Company Travel by Steamboat" on the Saint Louis and Tennessee River.

Dates: undated