Civil War Era Letter Mentioning Iowa Troops in St. Joseph and Skyrocketing Prices, June 28, 1861
Entry/Object ID
AM2014.26.425
Scope and Content
Civil War Era Letter Mentioning Iowa Troops in St. Joseph and Skyrocketing Prices, June 28, 1861. Handwritten letter from Stix & Eckhart to Miss Zigler & Eckhart in Dakota City.
The receivers must have ordered some type of domestic goods and are being told that little was available in the city (St. Joseph) and that prices are three times as high as in the spring. He was able to buy all the "Roanoke" in the city.
He mentions "you need not have any apprehension of our safety. We have 1000 Iowa boys her to take care of us" Also "the Florence is expected in a day or so."
Collection
Marshall & Melanie White
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars
Search Terms
St. Joseph Merchants, Stix & Eckhart, Civil War Letters from St. Joseph
