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Henry, Lucius, and Richard Gaines of Saline County, Missouri. Also includes typescript copy of
notes on the Gaines family by Nancy P. Allan, great-great granddaughter of the mother of the
Gaines brothers, December 29, 1986.
Cite as: Gaines Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0545
Gale, Daniel B. (1816-1874).
Papers, 1823-1926. 2 boxes; 2 volumes
Daniel B. Gale (1816-1874) came to St. Louis in 1838 and in March of that year helped to
organize the firm of Greeley and Gale, wholesale grocers. Carlos S. Greeley was a native of
Gale's birthplace, Salisbury, New Hampshire. Gale was prosperous in business, active in civic
works, and contributed substantially to charity. He married Caroline E. Pettingill of Salisbury,
New Hampshire, and had five children: Charles, Theodore Freeley, Ella, Arthur, and Mary. Ella
married Charles W. Barstow of Boston, Massachusetts.
The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, receipts, and other papers of
Daniel B. Gale and his family. The collection includes a composition book of Ella Gale;
composition books of Theodore Greeley Gale (1861); material regarding the Second Baptist
Church of St. Louis, travel descriptions; Civil War letters; family correspondence; and a school
account book of a student (1830s). Also includes Charles and Ella’s correspondence and that of
their children.
Cite as: Daniel B. Gale Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Finding aid available.
A0546
Gale, Grace.
Scrapbook, 1917-1918. 1 volume
Grace Gale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gale of St. Louis, married Charles Lucien
Humann, and lived in a suburb of Paris, France, during World War I. She opened her home,
known as the Furlough House, to American soldiers during the war.
Contains newsclippings concerning Mrs. Humann's service to the soldiers, and the talks she
gave in St. Louis to help raise money for her services. Also includes photographs of soldiers at
her home in Paris, and her passport and visa.
Cite as: Grace Gale Scrapbook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0547
Gale, Leone C.
Collection, 1850-1919. 2 folders (approximately 40 items); 1 volume
Leone C. Gale is a great grandson of Daniel Bailey Gale who was a wholesale grocer in St.
Louis from 1838 to his death in 1874.
Papers include correspondence, receipts, papers of the family of Daniel B. Gale, Leone C.
Gale; statements of Sudders-Gale Grocery Co.; genealogical data ledger of D.B. Gale, 1863-
1878. Indexed personal accounts of Daniel B. Gale, 1863-1878; includes records of real estate
investment, bonds and securities, and records of charitable activities, especially regarding
Second Baptist Church, St. Louis.
Cite as: Leone C. Gale Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0548
Gale-Sobel Co. (Saint Louis, Missouri).