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Sturdivant Steamboat Shipping Ledger

 Collection — Box: 3164, Ledger: 002
Identifier: 2008.110

Scope and Contents

Records of items shipped on various steamboats during 1856-1857 for Col. Robert Sturdivant. which Sturdivant shipped were bags of food stuffs, produce, furniture, animal hides, gold, and other items.

Dates

  • Creation: 1856-1857

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

Col. Robert Sturdivant arrived in southeast Missouri in 1835 and involved himself in many different endeavors, including the mercantile business, teaching, newspaper publishing, and banking. In 1866 he acquired the Third Branch Bank of Missouri and opened it in his own name. It was located at the northwest corner of Main and Themis streets in Cape Girardeau. In 1892 the old building was demolished and it was replaced by a new building, designed by St. Louis architect J.B. Legg and built by Henry Ossenkop, a local building contractor. An office on the second floor of Sturdivant’s bank housed Cape Girardeau’s first telephone company and switchboard in 1896. In 1902 Sturdivant retired from the banking profession but his bank survived until 1932 during the Great Depression. His bank building still stands and is used by present-day retail establishments.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of items shipped on different steamboats for R. Sturdivant in 1856-1857.

Provenance

University Archives

Title
Sturdivant Steamboat Shipping Ledger 1856-1857
Status
Completed
Author
Esther H. Bohnert
Date
2008
Description rules
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Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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