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Title
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History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Frederick Kemper (1816-1881), founder of the Kemper School in Boonville, Missouri, born in Virginia and founding the school in 1844 upon arriving, marrying Susan Taylor of New Hampshire in 1854.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
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History of Greene County, Missouri
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Description
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Portrait of General Sterling Price (1809-1867), commander of the Confederate military forces during the Battle of Wilson's Creek.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Greene County, Missouri
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Description
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Portrait of John Sanborn, presumably a military officer involved in the Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri
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Description
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Biographical sketch of T. A. Johnston, "the principal of the old and widely known Kemper family school," born and raised in Missouri and starting out as a teacher after the Civil War before succeeding Professor F. T. Kemper after his death in 1881 as school principal.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri
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Description
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Mention of Solomon Houck as a military captain along with Robert McCulloch in Cooper County, Missouri, during the California gold rush migration in 1849-1850.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri
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Description
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Consecutive biographical entries for brothers Captain John Bagby, a lawyer, and Dr. R. J. Bagby, a physician and druggist. Description of Captain Bagby's military career in the Mexican and Civil Wars and later legal career "in Roanoke." Description of Dr. Bagby's career as a physician and drugstore owner also in "Roanoke," starting after graduating from "the St. Louis Medical college" during the Civil War.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Book
