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General merchandiser in Boonville, Missouri.
Sales record from December 14, 1819, to July 2, 1822.
Cite as: Jacob Wyan Daybook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1778
Wyckoff Family.
Papers, 1857-1911 (bulk 1862-1864). 1 box
George W. Wyckoff was born March 4, 1838, in Illinois, and served as a captain in the 18th
Missouri Infantry (Union) during the Civil War. He married Josephine Stanton of Marion
County, Iowa, circa 1862-1863. Following the war he served as a representative of Appanoose
County in the Iowa general assembly. Wyckoff remained in Appanoose County until his death
there August 28, 1925.
Collection consists primarily of correspondence between George Wyckoff and his wife,
Josephine Stanton Wyckoff, in Cincinnati, Iowa. Letters of George Wyckoff include accounts of
the affairs of the 18th Missouri Infantry, while serving mostly in Missouri; the vicinity of
Corinth, Mississippi; northern Alabama; and Georgia. Collection also includes correspondence
of family and friends, including the following Union soldiers: letter of Milton Canby, 1st M.S.M.
Cavalry, dated Mussle Fork Bridge, Missouri, April 10, 1861[1862], which briefly describes
activities of the regiment; three letters of Cornelius A. Stanton, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, including
letter dated Helena, Arkansas, October 19, 1862, which contains account of recent scouting
expedition near Helena; letter of J[ohn] P. Robertson, 26th Indiana Infantry, dated Springfield,
Missouri, November 26, 1862, which briefly describes affairs of the regiment; two letters of
“Thomas,” 51st Indiana Infantry, which include accounts of the affairs of the regiment; two
letters of “Harry,” 36th Iowa Infantry, which mention affairs of the regiment; letter of J[ames] H.
Billups, 10th Missouri Cavalry, dated Gravelly Springs, Alabama, February 18, 1865, which
includes printed General Order No. 11, dated Warrensburg, Missouri, November 3, 1864,
congratulating the troops on their recent success; letter of C[harles] K. Holbrook, 3rd Iowa
Cavalry, dated Keokuk, Iowa, September 15, [1861?], which briefly describes affairs of the
regiment; letter of T.B. Robertson, 51st Indiana Infantry; letter of P[eter] R. Dolman, 18th
Missouri Infantry; two letters of Enoch Mathews, 18th Missouri Infantry; and letter of Union
soldier J.J. Rice. Several letters are written on illustrated stationery.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Wyckoff Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1779
Wyman, Elizabeth F. Hadley.
Family letters, 1839-1849. 1 folder (5 items)
Elizabeth Francis Hadley Wyman was born December 5, 1819, in Boston, Massachusetts. In
1839, she married Edward Wyman in Boston. She died November 18, 1858, in St. Louis.
Includes school essay titled "Ambition," 1839; letter of Susan to Hannah, December 3, 1844;
letter of Henry and Elizabeth Wyman to Nehemiah Wyman, II, March 4, 1849; letter of
Elizabeth Wyman describing the St. Louis cholera epidemic, July 6, 1849; undated letter of
Rebecca Purkitt to Elizabeth Wyman; and Wyman genealogical data.
Cite as: Elizabeth F. Hadley Wyman Family Letters, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A2891
Wyss, Gottlieb.