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Pass for John F. Richards
Title
Pass for John F. Richards
Description
A Provost Marshall wartime pass for travel west of St. Louis to Kansas. It is for John Francisco Richards who was the founder and owner of the Richards and Conover Hardware Company. His hardware store started out in Leavenworth, KS in 1857 and then later he moved it to the building that is still standing at 5th and Wyandotte. The pass describes Richards as having brown hair, gray eyes, five feet and eight inches tall, and 27 years of age.
Object Type
Image
Date
October 31, 1861
Appraisal of Men's Horses from Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia
Title
Appraisal of Men's Horses from Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia
Description
This military document lists the names of enlisted men belonging to Company "A" Eighth Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry, whose horses have been inspected, appraised and branded by J.F. Barstow, Inspector acting under orders of Col. William Meyers, Chief Quartermaster, St. Louis Mo.
Date
1861-1865
Receipt Rolls of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage
Title
Receipt Rolls of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage
Description
This military document is a collection of receipt rolls of clothing, camp, and garrison equipment for the use of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows the transfer of items in between Lieutentant S. B. Shubert, Captain David D. Stockton, Lieutenant James J. Akard, Lieutenant Thomas A. Wakefield, Lieutenant T. E. Gray, and Captain Julius Glade.
Date
1863-1865
St. Louis Riot
Title
St. Louis Riot
Description
An illustration by M. Hastings published in Harper's Weekly June 1, 1861 depicting the "Camp Jackson Affair" of May 10, 1861, which resulted in the death of 28 civilians.
Object Type
Image
Date
June 1, 1861
St. Louis, Missouri
Title
St. Louis, Missouri
Description
This stereograph displays the commercial district of St. Louis, Missouri."
Object Type
Image
Date
1862 - 1868