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A2718
Forder, Ruth Warren, Mrs. (1900- ).
Biographical Data Sheets, 1970 Jan 19. 2 items [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Mrs. Ruth Warren
Forder, 2225 Telegraph Road, St. Louis County, Missouri, January 19, 1970. Also includes
family history sheet filled out by Mrs. Forder’s daughter Anna Conn Forder (born 1939), circa
1970. These sheets include genealogical data on the Forder and Warren families.
Cite as: Mrs. Ruth Warren Forder Biographical Data Sheets, Missouri History Museum, St.
Louis.
A0509
Fordyce, Samuel W., Mrs.
Graham-Frost family papers, 1798-1951. 1 box; 1 oversize folder
Major Richard Graham (1770-1857) fought in the War of 1812, and later served as Indian
agent. His daughter Lily was the first wife of Daniel M. Frost. Frost (1823-1900) fought in the
Mexican War in 1846, was elected to Missouri State Senate, 1854, elected brigadier general
commanding the First Military District of Missouri, and served as a general in the Confederate
army.
Business and personal correspondence, and legal, military, and land papers of the Graham
and Frost families. Names represented include Richard Graham, his daughter Lily Graham Frost,
and his son-in-law Daniel M. Frost.
Cite as: Mrs. Samuel W. Fordyce Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2484
Foree Products Co. (Chicago, Illinois).
Circular, no date. 1 item
Circular titled “She wants all the buttons on her gloves” promotes Foree Products Co.’s glove
fastener machine.
Cite as: Foree Products Co. Circular, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Forest Park Collection
See Saint Louis, Missouri, Forest Park Commission. Correspondence regarding land claims for
areas of Forest Park, 1876-1877.
A0510
Forsyth, Thomas (1771-1833).
Papers, 1790-1953. 4 boxes; 3 volumes
Thomas Forsyth was born in Detroit in 1771 and at the age of nineteen embarked in the fur
trade with George Sharp. After the Americans took Detroit in 1796, Forsyth established a trading
post near present-day Quincy, Illinois. In 1804, he formed a partnership with his half-brother
John Kinzie, founder of Chicago. Thomas Forsyth lived at Peoria until the outbreak of the War
of 1812 when he moved to St. Louis. In 1819, Forsyth was appointed agent for the Sauk and Fox
Indians and retired in 1830. He later became one of the leading businessmen of St. Louis. His
son Robert Forsyth (1808-1872) was in partnership with James Wilkinson Kingsbury.
Collection consists of business and personal correspondence of Thomas Forsyth and family;
Forsyth's quarterly accounts as Indian agent, documents, ledgers, and genealogical material. The