. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. Now occupies the former home of Thomas Lar-kin, at 1600 Locust Street, once the fashionableresidence section of the city. The purchase of thisbuilding was made possible through the generosityof James H. Lucas, who was the first Presidentin 1866. This Society has a large collection of interest-ing original manuscript of French and Spanish daysin Missouri, one of the largest in the United comprise the original petitions of the earlysettlers of ^Missouri for land grants; the originalpetition for the incorporation of Saint Louis as at
. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. Now occupies the former home of Thomas Lar-kin, at 1600 Locust Street, once the fashionableresidence section of the city. The purchase of thisbuilding was made possible through the generosityof James H. Lucas, who was the first Presidentin 1866. This Society has a large collection of interest-ing original manuscript of French and Spanish daysin Missouri, one of the largest in the United comprise the original petitions of the earlysettlers of ^Missouri for land grants; the originalpetition for the incorporation of Saint Louis as atown in 1808; early marriage contracts; personalletters of the early Commandants and Governors ;suits; sales contracts ; commissions, etc. Most ofthem in the French and Spanish more than onehundred years old. There is also an /\ interesting collec- tion of Missouri / \ relics, of interest to visitors, among / \ them — the first printing / \ press used west of Saint / \ Louis, and the second / ^. \ west of the Missfssippi. / ^^ \ 1) e i n s: t h e. Early Lamps—Pabor Collection. 34 SAIXT LOUIS
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