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Certificate of appreciation from the Walnut Park School Patrons' Association, 1934 Dec 12.
1 item
This certificate of appreciation was given to Ida F. Pavey in recognition of her 42 years of
service as a teacher in the St. Louis public schools.
Cite as: Ida F. Pavey Certificate of Appreciation from the Walnut Park School Patrons’
Association, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1191
Paxton, William McClung (1819- ).
Papers, 1850-1913. 22 boxes; 9 volumes
William Paxton was born in Mason County, Kentucky, and married Mary Forman in 1840.
They settled in Platte City, Platte County, Missouri, where he served as notary, examiner,
attorney, and judge. He authored Annals of Platte County, Missouri in 1897.
This collection contains a variety of records from various aspects of Paxton's career in Platte
City, Missouri, including four volumes of accounts from his general store in Platte City (1850-
1854); three volumes of specimen letters "from each of the correspondents of W.M. Paxton,"
arranged in alphabetical order in January 1877, but dating from the 1860s and 1870s; a
scrapbook of daily weather reports for Platte County, clipped from the Platte County Argus
(1905-1913); and a record book of collections brought before the Platte County Circuit Court,
judgments, executions, and commissions (1860-1871), apparently kept by Paxton in his capacity
as an attorney. In addition, the collection contains genealogical material, including a
genealogical index and a number of wills, abstracts, court papers, etc. of the Paxton family.
Cite as: William McClung Paxton Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Payne, Jacob U.
See Jacob U. Payne and Brothers
A2312
Payne, W.E., M.D.
Letter to the clerk of the County Court of St. Louis County, Mo., 1894 Apr 11. 1 item
Dr. Payne of Pattonville, St. Louis County, reports “a case of diphtheria under my care in the
family of Mr. W.W. Brownfield of Normandy, St. Louis Co.”
Cite as: W.E. Payne, M.D. Letter to the clerk of the County Court of St. Louis County, Missouri
History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1192
Peabody, Charles (1816- ).
Travel diaries, 1846-1859. 5 volumes; 2 folders
Protestant (possibly Presbyterian) minister, born in New York, traveled on behalf of the
American Tract Society to the American West, made similar missionary excursions to Europe.
Diaries of protestant missionary travel through the American West (including Missouri) and
Europe. American travel diaries document two trips, the first in 1846 (typescript only) on behalf
of the American Tract Society, and the second in 1846-1849 (original). They include material on
St. Louis and Missouri, including information on the 1849 cholera epidemic in St. Louis. Also
information on the Cumberland Express, and Peabody's own origins and genealogy. Four
European travel diaries, 1858-1859, relate to Peabody's travels with W.H. McClure through
England, the Netherlands, the German states, Prussia, and Switzerland. One file of
correspondence received by Peabody, 1888-1889, including letters from the American Tract