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Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Sylvestre Labbadie agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288890]
Identifier: Vault MSS 335
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 1 Sept. 1817, and registered in St. Louis, Missouri. Labbadie stated he will transfer title of four lots in St. Louis, Missouri, to Obadiah Osborn when $1,000 was paid to him. Osborn had three years to make the payment. In the meantime, the debt would accrue 8% interest per year.

Dates: 1817 September 1

Elias Rector agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288882]
Identifier: Vault MSS 336
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 25 June 1816, and regisered in St. Louis, Missouri. Recotor agrees to sell Thomas H. Benton land for $1,900. Benton was a St. Louis writer who later served as a U.S. Senator.

Dates: 1816 June 25

Charles Dehault Delassus agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288817]
Identifier: Vault MSS 340
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 23 Feb. 1801, and registered in St. Louis, Missouri. Delassus and Auguste Chouteau agree to make sure that the children of Gabriel S. Cerre receive his property in the event of their father's death.

Dates: 1801 February 23

Pierre Bissonette agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288791]
Identifier: Vault MSS 338
Scope and Contents

Handwritten agreement in French, dated 30 April 1808, and recorded in the Saint Charles Parish of Louisiana. Bissonette agrees to sell Louis Tayon land in Saint Louis. This area may have been in Missouri. The item was signed and verified by Guy Duquette. Bissonette signed the item with a mark.

Dates: 1808 April 30

Christopher Carpenter agreement

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289005]
Identifier: Vault MSS 324
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement stating that Christopher Carpenter will purchase land from James Richardson. The item is dated December 28, 1804 and the place is given as "Seline." This location has not been identified. It may have been in Missouri, perhaps near St. Louis.

Dates: 1804 December 28

Christopher Carpenter agreement

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288783]
Identifier: Vault MSS 337
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement stating that Christopher Carpenter will deed land to Gabriel Cerre. The item is in Spanish, dated November 1803, and registered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dates: 1803 November

A. V. Carr agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288981]
Identifier: Vault MSS 327
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed promissory note made out to Samuel Solomon. The item is dated 2 Nov. 1818 and was created in St. Louis, Missouri. Carr promises to give Solomon money.

Dates: 1818 November 2

Pascal L. Cerre statement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288759]
Identifier: Vault MSS 344
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed statement, dated 25 Oct. 1823, and composed in St. Louis, Missouri. Cerre answers a complaint by Francis B. Holmes and Andrew Elliott concerning a sale of land.

Dates: 1823 October 25

Alexander McNair certificate

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288536]
Identifier: Vault MSS 321
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed legal notice stating that the accounts of Anthony Reilhe, lately deceased, have been settled. Also the issue of the marriage contracts with Stella Camp have been addressed. The item is dated 16 Jan. 1808 and was signed by Stella M. Harvey, John Harvey, Margaret McNair, and Alexander McNair.

Dates: 1808 January 16

Bernard Pratte certificate

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289013]
Identifier: Vault MSS 323
Scope and Contents

Handwritten settlement stating that the estate of Anthony Reilhe and Pelagie Labbadie had been settled. The item was dated 20 March 1816 and signed by Bernard Pratte, Marie A. Labbadie, A. Chouteau, and others.Resident of St. Louis, Missouri.

Dates: 1816 March 20