W. Frank Witherell papers, 1839-1958 (bulk 1860-1889).

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W. Frank Witherell papers, 1839-1958 (bulk 1860-1889).

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Correspondence comprises the majority of this collection, relating primarily to W. Frank Witherell's business enterprises, particularly his mining ventures in the West and his involvement in the wholesale trade in hides and furs. Early papers (1860-1865) offer insight into the attitudes of West Point cadets towards the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (May 4, 1865), describe work performed on the Audubon Plantation house (May 1868), and the confiscation of the steamer "T. D. Hine" (March 12, 1869). Papers associated with the fur and hide trade contain correspondence, accounts, shipping records, invoices, bills of lading, bank drafts, and receipts. Correspondence discusses types of hides, transactions, orders, quality of the merchandise, and possible trade with England. Papers related to Witherell's mining ventures pertain to the price of mining stocks, sale mines, attracting potential investors, debt, processing of ore, and management of funds. Financial and legal documents contain assay certificates, invoices, contracts, deeds, and a draft of "Provision of Articles" for the organization of the St. Louis, Kirkwood, and Kansas City Railway Co. Reports on mines include location, quality of ore, future productivity, proximity to railroads, and detailed description interior of mines. Other papers relate his activities with the Inter-State Telephone and Telegraph Company, Chicago, to extend services west of the Mississippi River and a plantation journal records weather conditions, daily work activities, and sugarcane production for Magnolia Plantation (1877-1880). Papers not related to business describe the Crystal Palace, Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England (Aug. 13, 1878) and refer to a possible confrontation between the National Guard and Socialists in St. Louis, Mo., (June 6., 1878). The latter part of the collection consists of personal papers concerning family matters, health, and social activities; records of the C & C Electric Co. containing proposals and correspondence regarding machinery specifications (1890); shipping records (1912); various advertisements and newspaper clippings.

6 linear ft.

eng,

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7162075

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Witherell, W. Frank.

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W. Frank Witherell, a businessman and entrepreneur, was a native of New York. He attended the Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, N.Y. (Jan. 1860 to Jan. 1861) and the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., (July 1861- June 1865). After the Civil War he became a wholesaler of hides and leather in association with his uncle, a New Orleans commission merchant and dealer. He was also involved in mining in the West, and served as mining superintendent of the Arivaca Milling, Mining &amp...