Gold Rush Letters – November 15, 1849

November 15, 1849 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra, February 28, 1850 CALIFORNIA LETTER When our paper was nearly ready to go to press, we received the following letter from Gen. David Willock, and knowing the great anxiety of the people to hear from California, we leave out some other matters to make … Read more

1895 St. Louis and Hannibal Train Derailment

Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, 1860

Many Injured A St. Louis and Hannibal Train Derailed in Missouri St. Louis, May 14, 1895 A special from Felix, Mo., to the Post-Dispatch, says that at 8 o’clock this morning the south-bound passenger train on the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway was derailed by a broken rail two miles from here, and was thrown … Read more

List of Unclaimed Letters – 29 Nov 1873

LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the Post Office ofHannibal, Missouri, onSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1873.To obtain any of these letters, the applicant must call for advertised letters, giving the date of this list, and pay one cent for advertising. If not called for within one month, they will be sent to the Dead Letter … Read more