1947

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St. Joseph Museums

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The image is a newspaper clipping dated Sunday, April 6, 1947, featuring an article titled "Man Million-Dollar Tip." It details Glenn Majors' investigation into a government debt owed to the firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell, amounting to a million dollars plus interest, relating to services provided during the Civil War. Glenn Majors, great-grandson of Alexander Majors, hopes to collect on this debt, which was upheld by a Supreme Court decision in 1868. The article highlights the familial ties and the involvement of nine direct heirs, including Glenn’s father, as well as previous attempts to claim related assets.

Name/Title

1947

Entry/Object ID

L9999.PXP.1947

Scope and Content

Files contain correspondence with Pony Rider descendants, Pony Express rider biographies, newspaper clippings related to the Pony Express, and miscellaneous records, photos, and documents collected from major private and University libraries among other sources. NOTE ABOUT ORIGIN OF LIBRARIES FILE. Prior to the opening of the renovated Pony Express Museum in 1993, St. Joseph Museum staff did extensive research on the Pony Express. All of the libraries in this folder were visited and copies of all material related to the Pony Express were made. This was done from 1991 to 1993. Information from this research was used in the new exhibits of the Pony Express Museum and in preparation of the book On the Winds of Destiny. In 2015, the file from the Pony Express Museum was added. Jackie Lewin 7/27/15 CD containing scans of actual documents found in Pony Express Research Files located in file cabinets in Document Storage II area.