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Specifications, circa 1906-1978; no date. 3 items
The collection contains the following three items: three-page, undated typescript
“specification describing the work and material necessary for the erection and completion of the
improvements to be made in Maryland Place”; 30-page specifications of Mariner & La Beaume,
architects, St. Louis, for a brick residence for Mary A. Kennedy in Maryland Place, circa 1906
(city directories list a Kennedy family at 4947 Maryland Place); typescript letter signed James
Barnes, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., architects, St. Louis, Missouri, to Mr. Ernest Eddy,
St. Louis, April 19, 1978, regarding the specifications.
Cite as: Maryland Place Specifications, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0992
Mase, Adam (1798-1865).
Papers 1832 June-July. 1 folder
Adam Mase was born in Kentucky in June 1798. In 1819, he came to Pike County, Missouri,
where he engaged in the tanning business. In 1832, he raised a company of men (1st Company,
Pike Volunteers) for the Black Hawk War and was elected captain. His company was stationed at
St. Francisville, Missouri, where they constructed Fort Pike. In 1834, he represented Pike County
in the state legislature. He married Maxamilla Fisher.
Papers include photocopies of correspondence both to and from Captain Adam Mase of the
1st Company, Pike County (Missouri) Volunteers during the Black Hawk War, discussing troop
movements and negotiations with the Indians; photocopies of correspondence both to and from
Joshua Pilcher, Indian agent for the Sauk and Fox tribes; photocopy of company roster;
photocopy of camp journal (June 26-July 18, 1832) that records daily activities at Fort Pike, St.
Francisville, Missouri; daily account of requested food rations; biographical sketch of Adam
Mase.
Cite as: Adam Mase Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0993
Massie Family.
Massie-Keith genealogy, 1945-1953. 1 box
William Massie, 1831-1901, was a St. Louis river boat pilot who married into the Keith
family, 1855.
Genealogy of Massie family, 1690-1910, including typed copies of wills, diaries, letters,
memoranda, maps, and newsclippings by William Massie's grandson Eugene Stephens. Also
includes notes and letters pertaining to Stephens' research, and a biography of William Massie as
St. Louis river boat pilot, 1831-1901.
Cite as: Massie-Keith Genealogy, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0994
Mastin Family.
Collection, 1794-1871. 1 folder (3 items)
Collection includes document signed by Lord Dorchester, February 29, 1794; transcript of
address by Dorchester to Indians outlining grievances against the United States in connection
with alleged U.S. encroachments on Canadian territory; check on Otsego County Bank,
Cooperstown, for $20, payable to Mrs. Cooper, signed by J. Fenimore Cooper, September 7,
1848; document signed John Joseph Hogan, Bishop of St. Joseph, Missouri, ordaining Rev. John
Steindl to priesthood, July 11, 1871.
Cite as: Mastin Family Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.