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The St. Charles Railroad Bridge, Mo, Scientific American

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An article describing the railroad bridge going into St. Charles, Missouri.

Letter To Mary Sibley From Isaac Yokoyama, November 5, 1873, Isaac K. Yokoyama

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Transcript of letter to Mary Sibley from Isaac Yokoyama, November 5, 1873. Mr. Yokoyama was seeking a missionary wanted a missionary to send to Japan to help convert his sisters to Christianity.

Letter To Mary Sibley From W. Sparrow, May 5, 1873, W. Sparrow

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter to Mary Sibley from W. Sparrow, May 5, 1873. Sparrow mentions receiving Mary's letter meant for Isaac Yokoyama.

Letter To Mary Sibley From Isaac Yokoyama, May 3, 1873, Isaac K. Yokoyama

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Transcript of letter to Mary Sibley from Isaac Yokoyama, May 3, 1873. Mr. Yokoyama is looking for a missionary willing to go to Japan to help convert his sisters to Christianity.

Letter To Mary Sibley From Isaac Yokoyama, 1873, Isaac K. Yokoyama

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Transcript of letter to Mary Sibley from Isaac Yokoyama, 1873. Mr. Yokoyama was seeking help to find a missionary to send to Japan, to help convert his sisters and others, to Christianity.

1871 St. Charles County, Missouri Land Tax Book, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles County Tax Books

1871 St. Charles County, Missouri Land Tax Book

1871 St. Charles County, Missouri Assessor's Book, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles County Tax Books

1871 St. Charles County, Missouri Assessor's Book

An Act Of The Board Of Directors Of Lindenwood Female College, Establishing Scholarships, Adopted November 16th, 1870, Lindenwood College

University Documents

An Act of the Board of Directors of Lindenwood Female College, Establishing Scholarships, Adopted November 16th, 1870

1870 St. Charles County, Missouri Assessor's Book, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles County Tax Books

1870 St. Charles County, Missouri Assessor's Book

Speech Of Hon. Charles D. Drake, Of Missouri, Delivered In The Senate Of The United States, February 6, 1868, Charles D. Drake

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Transcript of a speech by Charles D. Drake (Missouri) to the United States Senate, February 6, 1868.

Letter To The Lindenwood Board Of Directors From Mary Sibley, September 16, 1867, Mary Easton Sibley

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Letter to the Lindenwood Board of Directors from Mary Sibley, September 16, 1867. Mary describes the conditions of the Sibley deed of gift regarding Lindenwood College.

Journal For The House Of Bethany (1866-1869), House Of Bethany

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Transcript for the Journal for the House of Bethany (1866-1869).

The House of Bethany/Sisters of Bethany describe themselves this way:

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a protestant sisterhood, not denominational, but strictly evangelical, whose work is visiting the families of our soldiers and all others who are sick or in distress and need the sympathy, care and kind offices of Christian women. They are to commend Christianity by Christian acts, by caring for, and ministering to the sick in their own homes; aiding, advising and counseling the poor; finding homes for those who have no homes; and directing such as should be cared for …

True Loyalty And The Independence Of The Church, Unknown

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Pamphlet produced by members of the Missouri Presbyterian church who were troubled by an order from the Provost-Marshall General, W.S. Rosencrans.

The order required members of a church meeting to sign a loyalty oath to the U.S. government before they would be allowed to participate. The pamphlet focuses on two members, who had been loyal to the Union during the Civil War, but were offended that civil law was being mixed with church functions.

The Coronet, George F. Root

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Song book from the era of the United States Civil War. Many patriotic songs are mixed together with religious hymns.

Ad From Mary Sibley In The Daily Missouri Republican To Sell Elma. November 10, 1863, Mary Easton Sibley

Mary Easton Sibley Papers

Ad From Mary Sibley in the Daily Missouri Republican to Sell Elma. November 10, 1863. Elma was the Sibley home near St. Charles, after they gave Lindenwood to the Presbyterian Church. The location was approximately a quarter mile from the Lindenwood campus.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, March 2, 1863 To September 5, 1863, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

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Obituary For George Sibley, January 31, 1863, Unknown

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Obituary for George Sibley, January 31, 1863. The newspaper it came from is unknown.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, September 2, 1861 To July 19, 1862, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

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St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, March 8, 1861 To July 11, 1861, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

Letter From Ellen Carpenter To Austen Carpenter, January 12, 1861, Ellen Carpenter

Historic Descriptions of Lindenwood

Transcript of a letter from a Lindenwood teacher to her brother in which she briefly describes Mary Sibley, the college, and the beginnings of the U.S. Civil War.

Excerpts From The Diary Of John Jay Johns: 1860-1899, John Jay Johns

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Diary of John Jay Johns during the second half of the 1800s, describing life in the community of St. Charles, Missouri.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, September 18, 1860 To March 7, 1861, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, May 8, 1860 To September 17, 1860, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, March 5, 1860 To May 8, 1860, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

St. Charles County, Circuit Court Minutes, September 5, 1859 To February 20, 1860, St. Charles County, Missouri

Historic St. Charles City & County Court Records

No abstract provided.

George Sibley's Letter Of Emancipation For Baltimore, September 1, 1859, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of George Sibley's Letter of Emancipation for Baltimore, September 1, 1859. This is the last known writing of George Sibley.

Letter From George Sibley To John Jay Johns, June 3, 1859, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John Jay Johns, June 3, 1859. Sibley discusses being upset that some of the Lindenwood College land is being sold to pay for expenses. Sibley says that under the conditions of the deed of gift, the land is not to be sold.

Letter From George Sibley To Rev. S.K. Sneed, April 15, 1859, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Rev. S.K. Sneed, April 15, 1859. Sibley discusses the intent of the deed/gift of Lindenwood to the Presbyterian church. No land from the deed was to be sold to raise funds.

Letter From George Sibley To John Jay Johns, February 24, 1859, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John Jay Johns, February 24, 1859. Sibley discusses that Lindenwood has still not paid the rent due him.

Letter From George Sibley To John Jay Johns, January 24, 1859, George Champlin Sibley

George Champlin Sibley Papers

Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to John Jay Johns, January 24, 1859. Discusses moving away from the Lindenwood campus; the rent due him by the Lindenwood Board of Directors.