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(3) Letter signed Dutcher & Co., St. Louis, to Marsh & Luzadder [or Marsh & Luzadder],
Warsaw, Illinois, November 20, 1852. “We are to day in receipt of 30 bales hay for your a/c
[account], now landing. The hay has been wet and some of it is hot inside—will not be able to
obtain full price for it. . . .” (4) Letter signed C. Seigler [or C. Siegler], Nashville, Illinois, to Mr.
Gemmer [John P. Gemmer], August 10, 1874, requesting Gemmer to send him a gun. (5) Letter
signed Leonard Ryan, Medora, Illinois, to J.P. Gemmer [John P. Gemmer], St. Louis, Mo.,
August 15, 1874, asking if Gemmer can fix his shotgun. (6) Note signed C. Siegler [or C.
Seigler], Nashville, Illinois, to J.P. Gemmer [John P. Gemmer], St. Louis, Mo., August 15, 1874,
regarding guns. (7) Note signed A. Pasler, Centralia, Illinois, to Mr. Gemmer, September 22,
1874, regarding shipment of cartridges and buckshot. (Note is in German with English
translation.)
Cite as: John P. Gemmer Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2527
General Grocer Co. (St. Louis, Missouri).
Magazine clipping, circa 1930s. 1 item
The General Grocer Co. was composed of the Scudders-Gale Grocer Co., Amos-James
Grocer Co., Haas-Lieber Grocer Co., and Tibbitts-Hewitt Grocer Co. The company officers were
August E. Gilster, president and treasurer; Bert Newburger, vice president; G.A. Metz [Gustavus
A. Metz], vice president; J.O. Amos [Joseph O. Amos], vice president; W.J. Kaffenberger
[William J. Kaffenberger], secretary; and Walter C. Landmann, assistant treasurer.
Clipping from unidentified magazine titled “General Grocer Co. Enlarges” includes a
photograph of the company building at Spruce Street, Clark Avenue, 8th Street and 9th Street in
St. Louis.
Cite as: General Grocer Co. Magazine Clipping, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
General Land Office (Washington, D.C.) Office of the Surveyor General of Missouri and
Illinois (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1825-1863.
See Missouri Land Records Collection.
A0563
General Steel Industries, Inc. (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1890s-1974. 13 boxes
General Steel Industries, Inc., is the parent company of a group of several smaller steel
companies.
Collection includes corporate records, stock certificates, catalogues, etc. of subsidiary
companies. Of note are an annual report of General Steel Industries (1974) and an excellent
collection of Ludlow-Saylor Wire Cloth Company catalogues (1890s-1950s). The subsidiary
company records that are included are General Steel Castings Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware; National Roll and Foundry Company, Ohio (1909-1956 [bulk 1944-1956]); National
Roll and Foundry Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1957); Cardinal Aircraft Corporation,
St. Louis (1928-1929); Saint Louis Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis (1929-1960); Saint Louis Car
Company, Wilmington, Delaware (1960-1961); Commonwealth Steel Company, New Jersey—
includes dissolution papers (1927-1929, 1944); Commonwealth Steel Company, Illinois (1929-
1960); Commonwealth Sales Corporation, Missouri (1948-1962); Ludlow-Saylor Wire Cloth
Company, St. Louis—includes catalogs (1890s-1966); Star Wire Screen and Iron Works, Los
Angeles—includes catalogues (1953-1966); Flex-O-Lite, Inc., Paris, Texas (1959-1964);