Columbia Manuscript Collections

Collection Number Title Collection Dates Description Finding Aid
C1803 Alexander W. Doniphan Letter no date

The collection contains a letter to J.T.F. Thompson, giving information pertinent to the claim of Samuel Tilley.

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C1804 Edward C. Davis Papers 1854-1855

The papers of Edward C. Davis contain photostats of an oath of office and bond of Edward C. Davis, superintendent of common schools in Missouri.

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C1805 Missouri Peace Society Papers 1912-1919

The papers of the Missouri Peace Society contain a bank pass book and three vouchers for the Missouri Peace Society.

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C1806 Missouri. Constitution 1865

The collection contains an incomplete set of photostats of the Missouri Constitution, 1865, including an ordinance for obtaining the votes of Missouri soldiers on the Constitution and a proclamation of Governor Thomas C. Fletcher declaring the constitution adopted.

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C1807 Wright Family Record Book 1834-1854

Record book of the Wright family, including stud records, coal sales, and the register for a Columbia, Missouri tavern operated by Peter Wright.

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C1808 Brooker S. Jefferson et al. Contract 1849

The collection contains photostats of a contract between Jefferson and three colleagues to make a party to go to California and search for gold. It outlines specific responsibilities to one another.

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C1809 James Wilkinson Proclamation 1806

Proclamation forming the Arkansas District of the Louisiana Territory and appointing district officials.

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C1810 James Wilkinson Proclamation 1806

Proclamation altering the boundary between the New Madrid and the Cape Girardeau Districts of the Louisiana Territory.

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C1811 Oscar Haynie Papers 1847-1865

Personal accounts with various merchants.

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C1812 Peter E. Austin Papers 1860-1861

Tickets to Missouri Medical College lectures.

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C1813 Matilda Todd Death Notice 1871

Death notice of Matilda Todd, widow of Roger N. Todd, Columbia, MO.

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C1814 Frank William Aiken Papers 1936

Copy of Aiken's birth certificate, the first issued in Missouri; photograph; and newspaper clipping.

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C1815 Länger Als Ein Menschenleben in Missouri, Gert Goebel 1877

English translation of Gert Goebel's LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI completed by Martin W. Heinrichsmeyer in 1956.

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C1816 H.K. Davis Statement 1864

Bill for printing election notice in the LEXINGTON WEEKLY UNION, September 10 through November 5, 1864, and stating that it had been done.

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C1817 Arthur Mastick Hyde Proclamation 1922

Proclamation of the governor convening the constitutional convention of 1922-1923.

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C1818 James F. Bennett Letters 1915

Information about John Hutchings, delegate from Washington County to the first Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1820.

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C1819 William Henry Gruen Drawing 1943

Sketch of the St. Louis skyline from the Chain of Rocks Park, 1943.

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C1820 University of Missouri Lathrop Dinner Committee Minutes 1849

Minutes of public meeting to plan Lathrop dinner, list of committee members, and resolutions.

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C1821 Callaghan Family Papers 1821-1859

Envelopes sent to various members of the Callaghan family; receipts.

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C1822 Missouri Press Association Papers 1866-1915

Papers about the annual meetings of the Press Association: agendas, lists of participants, and information discussed.

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C1823 Missouri Teachers' Academy Circular 1896

Brief history of the Missouri Teachers' Academy which was founded in 1886.

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C1824 Chauncey Ives Filley Letter 1880

To D.K. Abeel, Kansas City, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Feb. 20, 1880.

Political maneuvering in Missouri for General Grant's presidential candidacy in 1880. Organization and influence of St. Louis German vote, the WESTLICHE POST, Emil Preetorius. State politics, particularly party positions. Also typed copy.

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C1825 Democratic Party Picnic Report 1876

Summary of speeches and discussion at a Democratic Party picnic. Buckner, MO, September 16, 1876. Typed copy included.

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C1826 Lenoir Family Papers 1832-1860

Correspondence from Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina, but primarily of the Walter R. Lenoir family in Boone County, MO, describing the life of early settlers, prospects for Missouri, and growth of Columbia. Education, farming, land, slaves, churches, and family are also discussed.

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C1827 Mrs. Joseph Stanwood Papers 1830

Letter to Mrs. Stanwood in Hopkinton, NH, from her cousin Hamilton P. in St. Charles, MO, describes fashion and society in St. Charles and discusses family and friends.

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C1828 John Waldo Connaway Letter 1944

Clippings from the KANSAS CITY TIMES on the death of H.S. Sturgis, Neosho newspaper publisher, and remarks by Connaway.

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C1829 Joshua Thorne Certificate 1865

Certificate of appointment as assessor of internal revenue for the sixth district of Missouri, signed by Andrew Johnson.

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C1830 Daniel Boone Appeal Bond 1789

The collection contains a photostat of an appeal bond in the case of Hugh McClintick vs. Daniel Boone and William Hall for trespassing, August 10, 1789. The original is in Huntington Library, Pasedena, CA.

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C1831 Silliman Family Letters 1862-1865

Two letters written by Mrs. Silliman to relatives from Warrensburg, MO, during the Civil War. She describes social conditions at the time and how [her son] evaded the draft.

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C1832 George Washington Brouster Letters 1850-1851

Letters written by Brouster to his family in St. Louis County, MO, while on an overland trip to the California gold fields in 1850 and while mining for gold in various parts of California.

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C1833 Samuel L. Sawyer Papers 1838-1849

Letters of a young lawyer from New Hampshire who settled in Missouri. Describes traveling to Missouri, establishing himself, working the court circuits and growth of his family. Also a letter from his father-in-law about the family.

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C1834 E.A. Christy Letter 1863

To J.H. Marmon, Liberty, MO, from Platte City, MO, Feb. 24, 1863. Written to her father, the letter discusses the Civil War, particularly jayhawkers and marauding bands. Mentions conscription and health of various family members.

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C1835 Civil War Letter 1862

To his wife from "Thomas," Nov. 14, 1862.

Discusses guerrilla activities, bushwhacking, and the possibility of enlisting in the Missouri Militia, as well as family affairs and future prospects.

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C1836 Perry County, Missouri, Immigration List 1839

List of Lutheran emigrants who left New York and arrived in the village of Wittenburg, Perry County, MO, in 1839.

Original in the possession of the donor.

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C1837 Perry County, Missouri, Immigration List 1839

List of Lutheran emigrants who came to Perry County, MO, by way of New Orleans in 1839.

Original in the possession of the donor.

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C1838 "The Case for George F. Burckhartt as Designer of the Great Seal of Missouri," C.H. McClure 1931

Printed in the Fayette ADVERTISER, 13 October 1931.

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C1839 Perry County, Missouri, Stephan Emigration List 1852-1853

List of workers and contributions in number of days of work, October and November 1852, and August 1853, of members of the Martin Stephan emigration of German Lutherans to Perry County, MO.

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C1840 Mrs. Henry W. Hamilton Collection 1838-1924

Checks, deeds, promissory notes, and invoices, primarily of residents of Lafayette County, MO. Lafayette County election returns, 1844 and 1860.

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C1841 Bill of sale for Isaac 1819

Copy of bill of sale for Isaac, an enslaved boy, who was sold by Dennis Callahan to William Callahan for $600 in Bath County, Virginia, on January 20, 1819.

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C1842 Abraham Baldwin Papers 1805-1807

The papers of Abraham Baldwin contain handwritten copies of letters from Obadiah Crawford, Jared Mansfield (1759-1830), and Samuel Hammond (1757-1842) to Abraham Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Georgia. The letters discuss the situation in the Louisiana Purchase territory. Originals are in possession of the University of Georgia. Copies were made by Dorothy B. Dorsey.

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C1843 Will C. Carr Letter 1807

The collection contains a copy of a letter to Thomas Carr, from St. Louis, MO, Oct. 23, 1807, to his uncle discussing political difficulties in Louisiana Territory, family news, and his engagement to the daughter of Dr. Aron Elliott of Ste. Genevieve, MO. Original in possession of the University of Georgia.

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C1844 John T. Buegel Civil War Diary 1861-1864

The collection contains a diary, in German, with translation by William G. Bek, 1945. The diary documents Buegel's career as a soldier in Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, including battles of Camp Jackson, Wilson's Creek and Springfield, and Sherman's march to the sea.

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C1845 Amber Haley Powell Collection 1853-1896, n.d.

The collection contains letters, receipts, and army passes from the Civil War, and miscellaneous material of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families of Sullivan County, Missouri, including letters from California; an obituary of Elijah M. Gregory; pictures and history of Boonville, Missouri; a description of Locust Street in Boonville about 1840; and undated genealogies of the Gregory, Haley, and Wood families.

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C1846 Confederate States of America. Army, Missouri Cavalry, Wood's Battalion, Company C, Papers 1865

The collection contains a muster roll and oath of allegiance and parole of honor of Captain Paul F. Thornton.

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C1847 Thomas Hart Benton Letter 1838

The collection contains a letter concerning the censure of Gentry's Missouri troops in the Seminole War and the appointment of Gentry's mother as a postmistress.

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C1848 L.D. Sine Lottery Ticket 1873

The collection contains two dollar lottery ticket for L.D. Sine's 19th Grand Annual Gift Enterprise, St. Louis, MO, January 6, 1873.

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C1849 Abraham Hunter Papers 1804-1865

The papers of Abraham Hunter contain miscellaneous appointments and commissions.

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C1850 LOGAN Passenger List 1833

The collection contains photostats of the passenger list of the ship LOGAN, arriving in New York 20 June 1833, John Atkins, master. The list gives names, ages, sex, profession, and nationality of the passengers. Many Germans listed Missouri as area of intended settlement.

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C1851 Isaac P. Vaughan Diploma 1837

The collection contains a diploma in medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. Vaughan practiced medicine in Glasgow, MO, from 1839 until 1864.

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C1852 Pommer Family Papers 1831-1874

The Pommer Family papers contain genealogical information, documents in German, a deed for a lot in Hermann, MO, and estate papers. The material pertains primarily to Frederick William Pommer and William Henry Pommer. The latter taught music at the University of Missouri, 1907-1922.

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C1853 Civil War Muster Rolls 1861-1864

The collection contains a fragment of muster roll of men from Caldwell County, MO, 1861; a penciled list of names, July 1864, of Caldwell County militia, possibly those pursuing Thraillkill (Confederate) Raiders; and a letter from Bertha Booth explaining the muster rolls.

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C1854 LONGER THAN A LIFETIME IN MISSOURI, Gert Goebel 1971

Elsa Nagel's 1971 English translation of Gert Goebel's LANGER ALS EIN MENSCHENLEBEN IN MISSOURI for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

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C1855 L.T. Stoddard Travel Diary 1830

The collection contains a handwritten diary entitled "Memorandum of a Tour--Spring 1830." The diary describes a two-month trip from Boston to New York, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The diary includes comments on city layouts, the decay of Monticello, slavery, southern hospitality and the temperance movement in the South.

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C1856 W.F. Rogers Letter 1947

To Historical Society, Columbia, MO, from St. Joe, AR, Feb. 16, 1947.

Letters recalling a conversation between his father, John Wesley Rogers, and a soldier guarding the body of General Nathaniel Lyon who was killed 10 August 1861 at Wilson's Creek.

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C1857 Otto Lademann Commission 1862

The collection contains Lademann's commission as 2nd lieutenant, Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, signed by H.R. Gamble.

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C1858 Julia Ann Russell Deed 1864

The collection contains a deed to 80 acres of land in Nodaway County from William Russell to Julia Ann Russell for the sum of $100, 13 October 1864.

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C1859 Abel Lyman Letter 1843

The collection contains a letter to L.S. Goodno, Braintree, VT, from Rocheport, MO, Nov. 12, 1843, describing Lyman's activities in Missouri and discussing the slavery question.

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C1860 C.E. Smith Letter 1882

The collection contains a letter to G.O. Hardeman, Gray's Summit, MO, from Pattonville, MO, Mar. 24, 1882. The letter discusses the whereabouts of a letter written by Thomas Hart Benton to Smith's father, containing an account of Benton's duel with Charles Lucas. Smith acknowledges a large collection of Benton letters in his possession.

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C1861 John T. Fiala Share no date

The collection contains an unsold certificate of one share of capital stock for the publication and sale of the NEW TOPOGRAPHICAL AND SECTIONAL MAP OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by John T. Fiala, St. Louis, MO.

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C1862 Eleanor Ann King Papers 1856-1898

The papers of Eleanor Ann King contain letters written to Eleanor Ann King after she was arrested as a Confederate Spy, and imprisoned in the Female Prison at St. Louis, MO. The collection also contains photographs of Eleanor Ann, her first and second husbands--J.M. King and William Pennington Ferrell--and her children.

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C1863 Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Opening Invitation 1874

Invitation to the formal opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge. Invitation contains lithograph of bridge.

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C1864 Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Versailles Circuit Records 1859-1901

Register includes names of members and probationers in the Versailles Circuit, Jefferson City District, Missouri, how and when received and disposed of--whether by death, certificate, withdrawal, or expulsion--and some baptism and marriage records.

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C1865 Masonic Hall Association Receipts 1858-1860

Four receipts of the Masonic Hall Association for T.M. Barron, signed by J.T. Donaldson, Ferdinand Meyer and E. Gardner Obear.

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C1866 Abraham Hunter Appointment 1823

Appointment by Alexander McNair of Abraham Hunter as justice of the county court of Scott County, MO, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Mathew.

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C1867 Andrew H. Ringo Papers 1834-1870

Memorandum book; notes on MISSOURI vs. MOSES MC LELLAN; tax receipts; accounts; notice of sheriff's sale of land and slaves in Richmond, Ray County, MO; oath of loyalty of Ringo, exemption from military duty, 1862; military passes; and promissory notes.

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C1868 John Patee Deed 1860

Deed of John Patee to Bela M. Hughes of the Pony Express stable sites in St. Joseph, MO, May 5, 1860. From the Buchanan County, MO, recorder's office.

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C1869 Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company Contract 1860

Contract between the company and the citizens of St. Joseph, MO, by which the citizens of St. Joseph provide offices and lands to the express company as part of the agreement for mail services.

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C1870 Missouri. 23rd General Assembly Act 1865

Act to incorporate the National Loan Bank of St. Louis, MO, certified by Francis Rodman, secretary of state. Individuals incorporating the bank were Chauncey I. Filley, William McKee, Truman Woodruff, Thomas O'Reily, Stephen Ridgley, Christian Garrell and Antony Niedermeiser.

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C1871 J.K. Barnes Letter 1873

Letter from Surgeon General, U.S. Army, stating that there are no volumes of the first part of the MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HISTORY OF THE WAR available. Glover's comments.

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C1872 James W. Evans Letter 1850

To Ellis G. Evans, Crawford County, MO, from Frenchman's Bar, Yuba County, CA, Oct. 27, 1850. Letter to his brother describing the hardships of the journey across the plains to the California gold mines. Tells of Indian attacks, shortages of water and food, and difficulties along the Humboldt River.

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C1873 Curtis F. Knight Certificate 1864

Certificate of appreciation presented to Knight for his service in the Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 47th Regiment, Company C, during the Civil War. Printed form includes signatures of Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton.

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C1874 First Presbyterian Church (Independence, Mo.) Records 1936-1948

Brief history of Cumberland Presbyterian Church traces major events from founding in 1826 to 1865, when church records were lost. Alphabetical list of church members, both black and white, from 1865. List of pastors to 1897. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1913.

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C1875 Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nelson, Mo.) Records 1891-1894

Four ledger sheets of church records dating from 24 May 1891 to 25 November 1894. Begins with the founding of the church in Nelson, Saline County, MO, by order of New Lebanon Presbytery with ruling elders from the Salt Fork Congregation. They organized a Presbyterian church known as the Nelson Congregation with the Reverend T.S. Love as pastor.

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C1876 Thomas Hart Benton Letter 1836

Letter announcing a renewed fight against the Bank of the United States.

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C1877 Missouri Constitution 1820

Constitution of the State of Missouri, pages 1 and 29 only. Original in the archives of the U.S. Senate. Constitution is in the handwriting of William G. Pettus.

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C1878 John Buckner Biographical Information no date

Information concerning John Buckner and his slave, Abe, their service in the Civil War, and settlement in Scotland County, MO, in the 1870s.

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C1879 W.B. Napton Letter 1857

To C.F. Jackson, Oct. 3, 1857. Letter discussing at length the necessity of salaries to attract good Missouri Supreme Court judges; combating the growing discussion of emancipation of the slaves; Missouri politics; and the completion of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.

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C1880 Archy Kasson Letter 1831

To Isaiah and John Townsend, Albany, NY, from St. Louis, Jan. 17, 1831.

Letter describing his steam saw mill, and giving information about St. Louis and state of Missouri in general.

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C1881 Chauncey Ives Filley Letter 1915

To Krekel Dillon Wilbanks, Mt. Vernon, IL, from St. Louis, MO, Jan. 13, 1915.

Letter about an article in the ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC on Filley's reminiscences of emancipation in Missouri. Article contained several errors of fact on the Missouri Convention of 1861-1863, which Wilbanks had pointed out.

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C1882 Enoch Allred Deed 1855

Deed to a tract of land in township 62 of Adair County, MO, dated November 15, 1855.

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C1883 Pony Express Commemorative Envelope 1950

Envelope addressed to Floyd C. Shoemaker on the 90th anniversary of the Pony Express, St. Joseph to Sacramento.

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C1884 David F. McClay Deeds 1868-1888

Deeds to two tracts of land in township 62, Adair County, MO, 8 July 1868 and 20 May 1888.

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C1885 John Livergood Land Grant 1825

Certificate granting Livergood, of Edwards County, IL, eighty acres of land, signed by J.Q. Adams.

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C1886 Commercial Club (West Plains, Mo.) Minutes 1900-1901

Minutes of meetings, July 10, 1900-December 10, 1901.

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C1887 Kellar Fry Ledger 1842-1866

Merchant's ledger of rents and accounts settled.

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C1888 Frankie Welch Report Card 1866

Report card from Baptist Female College for the month ending 19 October 1866.

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C1889 Sarah F. Hickman Hughes Reminiscences 1942

Family history, Civil War, and a journey west by wagon train in 1865.

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C1890 James McKinsey Papers 1850-1872

Papers of James McKinsey with explanatory letter from his granddaughter, Nell Deskin. Two notes entered into with Randolph County for the use and benefit of the common schools, and note of Hattie G. Johnson entered into with the Moberly Bank.

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C1891 Gabriel Field Journal 1819

Journal of a trip from Camp Missouri to Chariton kept by Gabriel Field from October 31 to November 27, 1819, for Colonel H. Atkinson. Journal includes detailed directions and observations of the area. Two maps of route.

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C1892 Jefferson Davis Letter 1853

To Luther M. Kennett, St. Louis, MO, from Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 1853.

Letter to president of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, regarding the right of way through the government grounds at Jefferson Barracks.

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C1893 Harry E. Bradley Collection 1868

The collection contains a Missouri state lottery ticket, 14 May 1868, for the benefit of New Franklin, and an unidentified railroad bond for $3.00 of which the upper portion is missing.

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C1894 Peter Bass Papers 1825

The papers of Peter Bass contain a deed of Peter Bass transferring a tract of land in Jefferson City to Azariah Kennedy. The collection includes a lace cutout, possibly part of the decorations at the governor's ball celebrating the formal opening of the state capitol.

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C1895 Noah Sidner Letter 1862

The collection contains a farewell letter to relatives in Paris, MO, from Palmyra, MO, Oct. 18 and 19, 1862, written from the federal military prison in Palmyra on the eve and morning of the day he was to be executed.

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C1896 J.W. Barrett Papers 1855-1950

The papers of J.W. Barrett contain a receipt to J.W. Barrett for $500 from John T. Robinson, April 3, 1855; a letter from Barrett to George W. McClellan, Second Assistant Postmaster-General, regarding mail service from Palmyra to Keokuk, March 1, 1864; a proof of publication for tax suit, 1879; miscellaneous membership cards and passes; and a letter from Jesse W. Barrett to F.C. Shoemaker explaining the material.

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C1897 Jefferson County, Missouri, Papers 1818-1826

The collection contains miscellaneous papers pertaining to the establishment of Jefferson County, including papers establishing Herculaneum as the county seat, 1818; division of the county into townships, 1819; and a petition for removal of county seat from Herculaneum, 1826.

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C1898 Black Family Letters 1861-1878

The collection contains Civil War correspondence of George W. and Alexander Black of Company E, 21st Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, with members of their family; the correspondence concerns their deaths; family news and business letters.

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C1899 George Hubbert Papers 1875-1881

The George Hubbert Papers contain text of an address given by George Hubbert at a 4th of July picnic in Neosho in 1875 and apparently revised in 1881.

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C1900 Maria Dodd Papers 1863-1866

The Maria Dodd papers contain two internal revenue licenses permitting Maria Dodd to operate a hotel in Ralls County; as well as an account sheet.

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C1901 U.S. General Land Office Papers 1819-1859

The collection contains certificates of bounty land in Missouri granted for military service. Inventory with collection.

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C1902 William Muldrow Papers 1848-1869

Deeds, copies of deeds, and other legal papers pertaining to a suit of Muldrow against John A. Sutter.

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