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Directory (72p) printed by the Democrat [Charleston, Mo] providing information on historical milestones in the county, the soil, climate, levees and roads, agricultural production, business and industry, population, the judicial system, county school teachers, and an almanac for 1896. Information is provided for all communities in Mississippi County [Mo].

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Transcriptions (2 copies) of memoranda book kept by Thomas J. Dalton, a private in Company E, 8th Missouri Cavalry (CSA). Dalton’s record book consists various combinations of personal memoranda and records pertaining to Co. E, including clothing and ordnance issues, records of the men in his unit (i.e., AWOL, captured, injured), and records of goods issued and payments to individuals affiliated with camp life (e.g., laundresses, laborers).

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Illustrated brochures developed by the Cape Osteopathic Association for fundraising for the new hospital facilities. Provide a history of osteopathy, local facilities, and information on hospital trustees, physicians, nurses and employees.

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Bound volume (45p) with survey notes and sketches of residential and commercial properties in Cape Girardeau. Surveyor is not identified.

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Holograph letter from Houck to L. B. James at Bollinger Mill [Burfordville, MO] regarding construction of a railroad across Mingo [Swamp].

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Materials published about Louis Houck, Southeast Missouri railroad entrepreneur, including a news clipping, pamphlet, and speeches.

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Photocopied typescript (14p) by Gaines entitled “South Spanish Street: I Remember it Well,” about his boyhood growing up on this Cape Girardeau street, in which he recounts the home and businesses located along Spanish between Independence and Morgan Oak Streets. Accompanied by photocopied newspaper clipping from Southeast Missourian pertaining to Gaines’ remembrances, which were printed in the newspaper.

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Transcript (41 pages, 2 copies) of legal and personal papers of Bradford, a Southern businessman from Baton Rouge [ La] who owned property in Cape Girardeau, including an interest in the Johnson House.

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Typed letter, signed from United States Vice-President George Bush to Sidney Pollack, Cape Girardeau, October 29, 1984, regarding Bush’s visit to Cape Girardeau.

Abstract Copy of Colonel Murdoch’s reminiscences (46p) about his service in the American Civil War. Murdoch was first commissioned as a Captain in the Union Army, Co. A, 50th Infantry Volunteers, and in 1861 became Lt. Colonel of the Fremont Rangers. He commanded Forts A, B, C, and D in Cape Girardeau. Includes information on the organization of the Fremont Rangers and the Missouri State Militia, and Union and Confederate activities in Stoddard, New Madrid, Bollinger, Wayne, Madison, Perry, Scott,...