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Marshall Family Papers, 1852-1909 (C0204)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders), 1 roll of microfilm
Land deeds and family letters of the Joseph Marshall family and Lynch family, Saline County, MO, from Fayette, Fulton, Glasgow, Pettis County, Howard County, and Blue Lick, and from Lynch sisters at Oxford Female College, Cooper Female Seminary, and Minnesota with mention of family members, schools, slaves, California, and crops.
J.L. Marshall Accounts, 1854-1878 (C1541)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Itemized drug accounts of J.L. Marshall, J.S. Moffatt & Company, J.T. Cunningham, and W.C. Bolin with the following companies: Z.F. Wetzell & Company, Henry Blaksley, Richardson & Company, and Meyer Brothers & Company all of St. Louis, MO, and William P. Troth & Company, Philadelphia, PA.
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Martin Family Papers, 1857-1944 (R1472)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Martin Family Papers contain an autobiographical account of Paris Clark Martin's life. The autobiographical stories include events leading up to and after the Civil War, information about southeastern Missouri, and Tom How's (Howe's) Mill. The collection also includes the memoirs of Paris Clark Martin's son, William Lawrence Martin, which discusses his father.
Mary Kenney Photograph Collection, 1857-1987 (P1210)
28 photographs
Photographs of Glasgow, Missouri, and the Rocheport, Missouri, cave. Postcards depicting Hannibal, Missouri.
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Mason Family Papers, 1820-1982 (CA6555)
5.4 cubic feet, 5 oversize items
The papers of the Harry Proctor Mason family of Fayette, Missouri, largely contain correspondence written during the early to mid-twentieth century. Also includes genealogical materials, photographs, postcards, and miscellaneous material.
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John A. Mason Election Certificate, 1853 (C2033)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Certificate of election and swearing in of John A. Mason as justice of the peace.
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Masonic Hall Association Receipts, 1858-1860 (C1865)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Four receipts of the Masonic Hall Association for T.M. Barron, signed by J.T. Donaldson, Ferdinand Meyer and E. Gardner Obear.
America Mathews Overland Diary, 1857 (C0413)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Personal diary kept by America Mathews as she and her family left Gallatin County, Kentucky, in October 1857 and traveled by covered wagon to a place near Brunswick, Missouri.
Matthews-Chambers Papers, 1852-1974 (S0440)
0.4 cubic foot, 29 folders
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Cornelius Maupin Handbill, 1853 (C2864)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Handbill issued by Cornelius Maupin during campaign to be elected county court clerk of Boone County, Missouri. OVERSIZE.
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A. Maxwell Letterbook, 1857-1859 (C1161)
0.1 cubic feet (1 volume)
Letter copy book of A. Maxwell, Alexandria, MO, records purchase of hogs. Maxwell was apparently a professional buyer. Some letters are signed Maxwell and Roe.
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A. Maxwell Record Book, 1853-1856 (C1162)
0.01 cubic feet (1 volume)
Record of hogs purchased by A. Maxwell and Maxwell and Johnson, Alexandria, MO, 1853-1856. Includes date, number, and weight of hogs; name of seller; and price.
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Hugh McCanne Diary, 1850 (C1932)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a diary kept by McCanne of his trip from Randolph County, MO, to California in the spring and summer of 1850.
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William A. McCanse Papers, 1856, 1868 (C1290)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The William A. McCanse Papers consist of two items: an agreement for the “valuation and division…of negroes,” 1856, and a letter from Jeremiah McKanse, a former slave, of Olathe, Kansas, to William McCanse, 1868.
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Nathan H. McCausland Papers, 1858-1864 (C2013)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of Nathan H. McCausland contain a receipt for share of estate of Nathan Heald; an oath of loyalty, 1862; and two letters from Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, 1864.
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James McComb Papers, 1852-1926 (R0238)
(1 roll of microfilm)
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McCormack Family Papers, 1777-1873 (C2338)
0.21 cubic feet (10 folders)
Letters from John Burgoyne to Horatio Gates about treatment of wounded and noncombatants during the Revolutionary War, 1777. Correspondence about immigration to Texas from Missouri, 1842-1844; economic conditions; politics; J. Cox estate in Jefferson County, MO; business accounts, 1841-1852; weather and farm labor journal; marriage and death records; and diary of James McCormack.
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John Steele McCormick Collection, 1809-2004 (R0877)
5 cubic feet (112 folders, 15 volumes)
These are the personal papers, correspondence, research, and writings of genealogist and local historian John Steele McCormick, a descendant of Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease Russell of Iron County, Missouri. Primary topics are Crawford County, the Forest Hill neighborhood, the Russell and McCormick families, and the Goodman Wonder Show.
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Mamie J. McCormick Papers, 1818-1952 (C2094)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Genealogical material gathered by McCormick concerning the McCormick and other related families who settled in Pettis County, MO. Includes photocopy of pension application of Revolutionary War veteran George McCormick; will of George McCormick; deposition of Massina Moreau McCormick, an early Missouri settler; and lists of those buried in family cemeteries in Pettis County and from family Bibles.
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McCoy Family Papers, 1855-1896 (C1017)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Family letters and business correspondence concerning real estate in Utica, Missouri; memoranda; personal accounts; and legal papers of Willard J., John C., and Lucius McCoy.
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Eleanor (Ellen) Waddle McCoy Papers, 1838-1863 (K0226)
0.01 c.f.
Letters to Ellen McCoy, wife of William McCoy (1813-1900), first mayor of Independence, MO. They were written from Independence from Washington, D.C. detailing the writers experiences and observations.
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Joseph McCoy Papers, 1815-1908 (C2144)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Eight land deeds (3 to land in St. Louis, 1815-1820; 5 to land in Clark County, 1856-1866). Power of attorney and land purchase receipt, 1844. Daybook of McCoy's business transactions in Waterloo, MO, 1841-1842.
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McCraw-Turner Family Papers, 1837-1919 (C0145)
0.1 cubic feet
Letters, deeds, land surveys, tax receipts, and several miscellaneous items of the McCraw and Turner families of Tennessee and Greene County, MO.
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Paul M. McCue Receipt, 1855 (C2041)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a receipt for payment for land at an office at Plattsburg, MO.
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McDaniel Family Papers Papers, 1812-1940 (K0626)
0.75 c.f.
Papers and genealogy relating to the family of McDaniel, Civil War soldier, farmer, insurance agent, and minister.
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McDonald and Cole (St. Charles, Mo.) Papers, 1849-1850 (C0374)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Bills of sale, accounts, and correspondence of flour milling company.
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McGee Family Papers, 1838-2000 (C4271)
3 cubic feet (60 folders), 6 oversize items, 15 film reels, 1 video cassette
Genealogical material in the form of correspondence, notes, photographs, slides, obituaries, histories, marriages, and funerals of the McGee and other related family members. Also includes Civil War muster rolls.
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James E. McGhee Civil War Research Papers, 1848-2020 (CG0047)
6.0 c.f.
Research materials, mainly reproductions of originals, accumulated by James E. McGhee, who was a preeminent historian and Civil War scholar from Missouri. Photocopied material includes journals, correspondence, maps, images, chapters from books, essays, newspaper articles, and so on. There are also 11 CDs, two microfiche rolls, two panoramic photos, a WWI-era journal, and one flash drive containing research materials.
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William E. McGready Papers, 1817-1875 (C1018)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Correspondence, legal papers, bills, receipts, and other miscellaneous items of the McGready Family of Potosi, Missouri.
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M.T. and R. McGuthrie Receipt, 1856 (C2016)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a receipt for gold bullion deposited by Wells Fargo and Company for the McGuthries at the U.S. Assay Office, New York.
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McKendree Chapel (Cape Girardeau County, Mo.) Class Books, 1852-1884 (C1342)
0.07 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Names and financial records.
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Hayes McKinney Papers, 1789-1897 (C0146)
0.12 cubic feet (6 folders)
Six land grants, 1825-1836, signed by John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson. Also several pamphlets, annual catalog of Bellevue Collegiate Institute and Episcopal Methodist College, 1873-1874, and two surveying textbooks.
James McKinsey Papers, 1850-1872 (C1890)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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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John D. McKown Papers, 1851-1897 (C2335)
0.23 cubic feet (11 folders)
Personal correspondence, business papers, Civil War military papers, and documents concerning construction of Saline County, MO, courthouse.
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William H. McLane Papers, 1836-1893 (C1020)
1.2 cubic feet
Personal and business correspondence of a merchant in Appleton and Clinton, MO, who also served as a representative in the Missouri General Assembly, curator of the University of Missouri, deputy U.S. marshal, and colonel in the Civil War.
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James S. McLoed Papers, 1813-1903 (C3667)
0.2 cubic feet (15 folders)
Papers of James S. McLoed, his father, William, and family. McLoed was a farmer, carpenter, county clerk, justice of the peace, road commissioner, and school trustee in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri.
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Jesse McMahan Account Book, 1850-1860 (C2272)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains an account book of an Arrow Rock, MO, grocery and dry goods merchant. The book also contains recipes and newspaper clippings regarding weddings and deaths of prominent Saline County citizens, 1881-1904.
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John Morgan McMichael Account Book, 1850-1867 (C1154)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)
Account book of John Morgan McMichael, Plattsburg, MO. Includes inventory of merchandise; accounts due Thomas M. McMichael notes due and description of land owned by Thomas McMichael, September 1867.
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Allen McReynolds Papers, 1842-1970 (C3605)
6.0 cubic feet (515 folders), 3 audio tapes, 3 audio cassettes
The papers of a Carthage, Missouri, lawyer, state senator, Democratic candidate for governor, president of the State Historical Society of Missouri, and member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The correspondence concerns civic, legal, political and business interests, family, and friends. The papers include correspondence of the McReynolds family dating from the 1840s through the 1940s.
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McRoberts Family Papers, 1851-1892 (C0377)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)
Correspondence to Arch and W. B. McRoberts in Monticello, Missouri, concerning the state legislature. Also includes an account book, 1851-1874, Lewis County, Missouri, Board of Education record book, 1866-1870, book of sermons and home medicines, and a U.S. INFANTRY & RIFLE TACTICS BOOK, 1861.
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A.J. McRoberts Papers, 1859-1876 (C0375)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
Primarily letters written by A.J. McRoberts to his wife Mollie during the Civil War, and her replies. McRoberts was a Union sympathizer living in Saline County, MO. His wife had returned to her family in Ohio. They describe conditions in their respective locales. Other letters discuss family affairs.
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Edwin P. Meiners Collection, 1825-1960 (C3722)
7.1 cubic feet (407 folders)
The papers of a St. Louis physician and entomologist include personal correspondence with amateur and professional entomologists concerning entomology and the exchange of specimens for Meiners's insect collection and collections of correspondence of nineteenth and twentieth century entomologists, naturalists, and natural history organizations.
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Memorial Methodist Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Records, 1844-1981 (C1071)
1.25 cubic feet
Records of the church from its beginning as the South St. Louis Mission (German Methodist) in 1844 to 1981. Includes quarterly conference reports and minutes; membership, baptism, and marriage records; church board and organization meeting minutes; Sunday School records; some financial records; and photographs.
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Pierre Menard Sr. Collection, 1805-1905 (K0275)
0.5 c.f.
Microfilm of the Menard incoming and outgoing personal and professional correspondence in the Illinois State Historical Library and the Illinois Historical Survey. Letters deal with Menard's involvement in the fur trade and other businesses. Of particular interest are the letters from his daughter Berenice and her husband Francois Chouteau from their home at the mouth of the Kansas River.
Willard H. Mendenhall Diaries, 1853-1864 (C3866)
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder, 4 volumes)
The diaries of Willard H. Mendenhall record his life on a farm near Lexington, Missouri, during the Civil War.
Willard Hall Mendenhall Portraits, 1857, no date (P0949)
3 photographs
Copy photos of Willard Hall Mendenhall.
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Mercantile Bancorporation Records, 1859-1999 (S1242)
45.5 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, property appraisal cards, annual reports, VHS tapes, and photographs pertaining to the Mercantile Bancorporation’s mission to provide financial services to customers in the Midwest. Materials of interest include property appraisal cards for residential homes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region. The cards contain information about the lot size, construction material, and estimated value for each individual property. The materials in this collection date from 1936 to 1999.
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Merchants' Bank of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Records, 1859-1862 (R0462)
0.5 cubic foot (2 volumes)
The Merchants’ Bank of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri Records contain a “General Ledger” and “Individual Ledger” of the “branch of the Merchants’ Bank of St. Louis, at St. Genevieve,” 1859-1872. Controlled largely by the Rozier family, this institution appears to have been succeeded in 1865 by the Ste. Genevieve Savings Association. The “Individual Ledger” is indexed.
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Leven H. and Susan Smith Merrill Papers, 1854-1864 (CA6669)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers contain letters between Leven Henderson Merrill and his wife Susan Smith Merrill of Lafayette County, Missouri, along with essays and poems by Leven Henderson Merrill. Also includes business records, including information regarding people enslaved by the Merrill family.