RUTH WARNER TOWNE PAPERS
Ms Collection T1

Towne’s Papers were received from her Estate Administrator the summer following her death. They consist of both her home and campus office files and include family records dating from as early as the 1820s, her own personal and professional papers and correspondence, and some of the research for her dissertation and the books and articles she wrote over her long teaching career.

It should be noted that in most instances, preservation copies of newspaper clippings were made for the file and the originals discarded.  Such is not the case with documents, however.  All photocopied documents in this collection were placed here by Towne.

◙ Obituary, Kirksville Daily Express, 5 Apr 1988
◙ “Towne Leaves Estate to Truman for History Museum”, Kirksville Daily Express 20 Apr 1998
◙ Advertising flyer for Public Auction (2c), Dr Ruth W Towne Estate and Marion M Morelock Trust, 19 Sept 1998

Abstract of Title, Fairview Addition to City of Unionville; Secs 2, 9 & 13, Twp 65, Range 19, Putnam County, MO

Plats of Myron S Towne's (Fairview) Addition to City of Unionville, 1903, 1905

Abstract of Title, Myron S Towne’s farm, Section 2, Township 65, and Block 7, Fairview Addition to City of Unionville, Putnam County, MO, 125.9 acres

Correspondence re second mortgage and sale of Myron S Towne's Putnam County farm to Altes Mills, 1918, 1920

Memorandum of Agreement between MS Towne and Thomas M Parker for lease of Towne's farm known as "Fairview", Putnam County, MO, 1 April 1902

◙ Deed of Trust No 2117, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne and Myron S Towne Jr to John W Peterson, trustee for Bartlett Brothers Land & Loan Company, 31 Nov 1910; cancelled 17 Dec 1915; ▪ Promissory Note secured by Trust Deed No 2117  ▪ Release (No 2084) of Deed of Trust No 2117, 6 Dec 1915
◙ Deed of Trust No 2118, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne and Myron S Towne Jr to John W Peterson, trustee, for Bartlett Brothers Land & Loan Company, 21 Nov 1910, with interest coupons 1,6,8 & 10 attached; cancelled 17 Dec 1915;  ▪ Release (No 2082) of Deed of Trust No 2118, 21 Nov 1910
◙ Farm Bond No 6472, MS Towne to Gulielmus Wing, 1 Dec 1881, Stamped “Loan Paid, Mortgage Cancelled”; ▪ Extension of Farm Mortgage Bond No 6472 (& 4 detached coupons), MS Towne to Diantha S Wing, payable to First National Bank of Corning, Iowa, 1 Dec 1886, Stamped “Loan Paid, Mortgage Cancelled”  
◙ Deed and Bond of Contract, Myron S Towne to Al W Stanton, 16 Feb 1898
◙ Trust Deed No 167, MS Towne to JA Helferstine, trustee for PN Dewel, 6 Feb 1882; ▪ Quit Claim Deed, Phinis N Dewel to Myron S Towne, 31 Mar 1893, as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 4:604 [photocopy]; ▪ Trust Deed, MS Towne (widower) to John A Helferstine, Trustee for Phinis N Dewel, 31 Jan 1882, as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 1:405 [photocopy]
◙ Prudential Insurance Company of America Mortgage Loan No 1861 to Myron S & Elizabeth;  ▪ Application and Agreement for Extension of Loan, 14 Jan 1899, cancelled 3 Feb 1909;  ▪ Promissory Note Secured by Deed of Trust, 14 Jan 1899, cancelled 3 Feb 1909;  ▪ Renewal Interest Note No 5, 8 Jan 1904, paid 20 Jan 1909 and cancelled 3 Feb 1909
◙ Promissory Note No 11083, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Prudential Insurance Company of America, 14 Jan 1909, cancelled 29 Dec 1910; ▪ Deed of Trust with interest coupons 2-5 attached; ▪ Deed of Release, 22 Dec 1910 with Certificate of Record, 29 Dec 1910; ▪ Deed of Trust No 123, 17 Jan 1909
◙ Trust Deed, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to John A Helferstine, trustee for Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Unionville, 18 June 1900
◙ Deed of Trust No 1861, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Trustee of Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 14 Jan 1899; with Certificate of Record, 14 Jan 1899
◙ Real Estate First Mortgage No 4448, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to AM Bonfoey, 25 Oct 1910, cancelled 17 Dec 1915; ▪ Assignment of Loan No 4448, AM Bonfoey to George S Kent, 28 Oct 1910; ▪ Discharge of Mortgage No 2083, George S Kent to Myron S Towne, re Towne to Bonfoey mortgage of 25 Oct 1910
◙ Trust Deed No 1930, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Noah Crooks, trustee for JA Helferstine, 1 Nov 1909, cancelled 17 Dec 1910
◙ Trust Deed No 1928, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Beverly H Bonfoey, trustee for AM Bonfoey, 25 Oct 1910, cancelled 17 Dec 1915
◙ First Mortgage Note No 2859, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to LSK McCutchen, trustee for May Watson, 26 Feb 1909, cancelled 20 Dec 1910; ▪ Deed of Trust No 460 for Loan No 2859, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to LSK McCutchen, trustee for May Watson, 26 Feb 1909
◙ Trust Deed No 864, Elizabeth & Myron Towne to FO Elson, trustee for RF Little, 24 Mar 1917

Purchase and sale of building and Lots 1 & 4, Block 4, original Town of Unionville, MO

◙ First Mortgage Bond No 3945, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to HM Henley, 6 Mar 1896, assigned to Mary J Snowden, cancelled 21 Dec 1905
◙ Extension of Contract, Myron S Towne to Mary J Snowden, 6 Mar 1901, stamped paid
◙ Deed of Trust No 3945, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to JE Burnham, trustee for HM Henley, 6 Mar 1896, cancelled 21Dec 1905 
◙ Deed of Trust No 6472, MS. Towne to Lew E Darrow, trustee for Gulielmus Wing, 1 Dec 1881 
◙ Mortgage Deed No 88, Myron S Towne to George Roth, 17 Jan 1884, paid in full, 1 Feb 1887 
◙ Deed of Trust No. 6015, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to HM Henley, 6 Mar 1901, cancelled 23 Dec 1905 
◙ Trustee Deed No 2536, JE Burnham, Trustee to Myron S & Elizabeth Towne, 27 Oct 1900   
◙ Quit Claim Deed No 3089, HR & Julia Brasfield, to Myron S Towne, 1 Nov 1905 
◙ Promissory Note No 6015, Myron S Towne to HM Henley, 6 Mar 1901, cancelled 23 Dec 1905
◙ Mortgage Deed No 290, Myron S Towne to Ann E Mitchell, 25 Feb 1884, paid in full
◙ Putnam County School Fund Mortgage No 1831 to Myron S & Elizabeth Towne, 22 Oct 1913, canceled 15 Nov 1913
◙ Deed of Trust No 1832, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Frank Middleton, trustee for CA Middleton, 22 Oct 1913, cancelled 15 Nov 1913

Monroe Drug Store Leases, 1901-03

◙ Memorandum of Agreement between MS Towne and EN Monroe for 3-year lease of brick building in East half of Lot 1, Block 4, original town of Unionville, MO, 30 May 1901
◙ Memorandum of Agreement between MS Towne and Monroe Drug Co for 3- year lease, 16 April 1903

Missouri National Guard Armory Lease & Correspondence re Rent, 1907-09

◙ Contract between MS Towne and Co B, 4^th Infantry, Missouri National Guard for 1-year lease of brick building in East end of Lots 1 and 4, Block 4, original town of Unionville, MO, 1 Oct 1907
◙ Missouri Adjutant General James A DeArmond to MS Towne, 29 Dec 1908
◙ State Representative HR Bradford to MS Towne, 7 Jan 1909
◙ Col William E Stringfellow to MS Towne, 9 Jan and 12 Feb 1909
◙ Blank military payment voucher

Purchase of Myron Towne’s house at 13^th & Washington (Lot 2, Block 4, Brawford’s Place Addition), Unionville, MO

◙ Promissory Note, Mary J & LK Flanagan to George W Little, 1 April 1892
◙ Trust Deed No 892, Mary J & LK Flanagan to RF Little, trustee for George W Little, 1 April 1892 
◙ Trust Deed No 2489, Ephraim & Lydia Choate to John C McKinley, trustee for Mary J Flanagan, 9 Sept 1899 
◙ Promissory Note, Mary J & Liberty K Flanagan to AN Mills, Curator of the Estate of Ralph W & Victor E Howe, minors, 11 Dec 1894 
◙ Trust Deed No 20-504, Mary J & Liberty K Flanagan to Frank J Sickles, trustee for Albert N. Mills, Curator of the Estate of Ralph W & Victor E Howe, minors, 20 July 1899 
◙  Sheriff’s Deed, Frank C Sickles, trustee, conveying title of Mary J & Liberty K Flanagan to MS Towne, 31 Jan 1900 
◙ Quit Claim Deed, Ephraim & Lydia Choate to MS Towne, 18 June 1900

Mortgages on House at 13^th & Washington, Unionville, MO

◙ Promissory Note, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to William L Dodd, 28 Dec 1905
◙ Deed of Trust No 4, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Noah Crooks, trustee for William L. Dodd, 28, Dec 1905, cancelled June [rest of date illegible]
◙ Deed of Trust No 1121, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to LSK McCutchen, trustee for May Watson, 2 June 1911, cancelled 10 Jun 1925
◙ Deed of Trust No 4463, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to GE McCutchen, trustee for LSK McCutcheon, 10 June 1916, cancelled 16 Jun 1926
◙ First Mortgage Note No 749, Elizabeth & MS Towne to RF Little, 24 Mar 1917, cancelled 17 Apr 1917
◙ First Mortgage Note No 4463, Elizabeth & MS Towne to LSK McCutchen, 10 June 1921, cancelled 16 June 1926
◙  Promissory Note No 5305, Elizabeth Towne to LSK McCutchen, 9 May 1921, cancelled 10 June 1926 ▪ Deed of Trust No 5305, Elizabeth Towne, a widow, to GE McCutchen, trustee for LSK McCutcheon, 9 May 1921; ▪ Release of Deed of Trust No 5305 by Mayme Halley, Assignee, 20 June 1926,  as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 62, pg 179 [photocopy]; ▪ Extension Coupon Interest Note on Loan No 5305, Elizabeth Towne to LSK McCutchen, 9 may 1921, cancelled 16 June 1926

Transfer of house at 13^th & Washington from Elizabeth Towne to Frank W Towne, and Sale by Frank W Towne

◙ Warranty Deed No 2408, Elizabeth Towne to Frank W & Myron S Towne, 30 Sept 1929
◙ First Mortgage Note No 6055, Elizabeth Towne, a widow, to Mayme Halley, 10 June 1931, cancelled 26 Aug 1931; ▪ Deed of Trust No 1149 on Loan 6055, Elizabeth Towne to AL Cassady, trustee for Mayme Halley, 9 June 1926, cancelled 26 Aug 1931; ▪ Trustee’s Deed - Under Sale [default of payment], AL Cassady to Frank W Towne, 21 Aug 1931, as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 94, pg 40 [photocopy]
◙ Warranty Deed, Frank W & Mary E Towne to Martha Barnhall and Claude I Sallady, 2 May 1944, as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 111, pg 37 [photocopy]

Three lots, west side of Block 4, Brawford Place Addition to City of Unionville, MO

◙ City Fund Mortgage No 2117, Myron S & Elizabeth Town to City of Unionville, 1 Sept 1904
◙ Receipts (4), Putnam County Treasurer’s Office to FW & MS Towne for payment of annual interest on School Funds Loan, 4 Oct 1906, 1908, 1909, 1911 
◙ Deed of Trust No 3135, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to John A Helferstine, trustee for Ben R Shore, 29 Dec 1904, cancelled 3 Jan 1906 ▪ Promissory Note, MS & Elizabeth Towne to Ben R Shore, 29 Dec 1904
◙ Warranty Deed No 415, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Frank W Towne, 5 Jan 1911
◙ Warranty Deed, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Myron S Towne Jr, 15 Dec 1910, as recorded in Putnam County Deed Book 69, pg 344 [photocopy] 
◙ General Warranty Deed No 3536, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Frank W Towne, 25 Aug 1905

Myron Towne’s Hotel and adjoining lots, Unionville

◙ Chattel Mortgage, [Myron S] Towne to Hugh D Marshall, 7 Feb 1977; ▪ Promissory Note, [Towne] to HD Marshall, 9 Jan 1877
◙ Trust Deed No 1265, MS & Elizabeth Towne to HD Marshall, trustee for SJ Miller, 13 Dec 1886; ▪ Promissory Note, MS Towne to SJ Miller, 13 Dec 1886, paid 2 Sept 1888
◙ Deed of Trust, Myron S Towne to Robert F Little, trustee for EF Miner to Indemnify April Judgments, 22 Dec 1885; ▪ Promissory Note, MS Towne to EF Miner, 27 Dec 1885

Property in Section 8, Township 64, Range 16, Putnam County, MO

◙ Warranty Deed, Marietta & Thomas C South to Sarah Tice, wife of Josiah A Tice, 23 Aug 1869
◙ Warranty Deed, Josiah A & Sarah Tice to Emma M Buff, 19 Jul 1878 
◙ General Warranty Deed, Emma M & RF Buff to John S Wertz and John B Hicklin, 3 Dec 1878
◙ General Warranty Deed, John S & Annie Wertz to JB Hicklin, 22 Jan 1879   
◙ John B & Ida Rosella Hicklin to Myron S Towne, 19 Mar 1879

Property in Township 65, Putnam County, MO (unidentified as to connection with Towne Family)

◙ Warranty Deed No 2835, Eugene O Lemby to George E McKee, 23 Nov 1879
◙ Second Deed of Trust No 957, JE & Minnie McClaskey to CA Middleton, trustee for Tom Middleton, 1 Mar 1911

Lot 1, Block 7, Original City of Unionville, MO

◙ Abstract: Patent from United States to Sunford Stockton, 13 Aug 1853, through sale by John W Bowen to A Sechrist, 17 Apr 1876 
◙ Back Tax Receipts (2), Putnam County Collector’s Office to MS Towne, 7 Sept 1878
◙ Agreement between Abraham Sechrist and MS Towne re application of final mortgage payment to Judgment against Sechrist for back taxes, 1 Apr 1879
◙ Correspondence, A Sechrist to Mr Stidger, Bloomfield, IA, re problem with clear title, 8 Apr 1878
◙ General Warranty Deed No 311, Abraham & Lucinda Sechrist to MS Towne, 6 Apr 1878
◙ Warranty Deed, John W & Mary E Bowen to Abraham Sechrist, 8 Apr 1876 
◙ General Warranty Deed No 259, Abraham & Lucinda Sechrist to John W Bowen, 16 Mar 1872 
◙ Warranty Deed, John M & Sarah E Baird to Abraham Sechrist, 28 Jan 1871
◙ General Warranty Deed, William C & Frances Shearer to John M Beard and Abraham Sechrist, 1 April 1870 

Lots in Block 1, Flanagan’s Addition to  City of Unionville, MO

◙ Promissory Notes (6) Nos 4-9, Lester A House to Mary J Flanagan, 19 Nov 1898; ▪ Deed of Trust No 3142, Lester A & Ida V House to JC McKinley, trustee for Mary J Flanagan, 19 Nov 1898; ▪ Undated newspaper clipping re notice of Trustee Sale for property secured Deed of Trust No 3142 to be held 23 Jun 1906 for default of payment; ▪ Trustee’s Deed Under Sale, JC McKinley, trustee, to MS Towne, 6 Apr 1901
◙ Affidavit of Publication of a Legal Notice with attached newspaper clipping re notice of Trustee Sale for property secured by Deed of Trust dated 1 Nov 1898 between S George & Carrie Smith and J.E. Burnham, trustee for HM Henley, to be held 15 June 1901 for default of payment; ▪ Trustee’s Deed Under Sale, JE Burnham to MS Towne, 15 June 1901
◙ Quit Claim Deed No 567, Thomas & CJ Burns to MS Towne, 19 Jan 1909

Suits (2) filed by County of Putnam against MS Towne for nonpayment of mortgages secured by promissory note, filed in Circuit Court, August Term 1916 [photocopies]

Quit Claim Deed, Samantha A Warner to MS Towne, Property in Township 66, Putnam County, MO, 11 Oct 1888

Chattel Mortgages

◙ Chattel Mortgage No 1266 on Norman stallion, MS Towne to SJ Miller, 13 Dec 1886
◙ Promissory Note, MS T[owne] to CE Webb, 22 Dec 1888; ▪ Chattel Mortgage No 1691 on cattle, carriage and farm equipment securing 22 Dec 1888 Note 
◙ Promissory Note, MS Towne to JB Armstrong, 23 Nov 1907, paid 21 Dec 1908; ▪ Chattel Mortgage on Towne’s cattle securing 23 Nov 1907 Note
◙ Flyer announcing postponement, due to rain, of Towne’s public sale of live stock, farm implements and land, 14 Oct 1912

Deed of Trust  No 1, MS & Ellen T Towne to Joseph D Miller, trustee for Samantha C Warner, 14 Dec 1874, one and one-fourth acres, Section 8, Township 62, Range 15, Adair County, MO

Deed, Jonathan Town to Amasa Town, tract in Granby, Hampshire County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 9 May 1803

Purchase and Sale of John S Towne’s Property in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, PA [photocopies]

◙ Robert H & Jane Rose to John S Towne, 2 Jan 1828 
◙ Roses to Towne, 24 June 1837 
◙ Roses to Towne, 30 Dec 1837
◙ [Estate of] Robert H Rose, John S Hodge and Andrew Hodge, trustees, to Towne, 5 Jan 1848 
◙ John S & Rachel Towne to Warren T White, 3 Jan 1861 
◙ John S & Rachel Towne to Trustees of Fairdale Methodist Episcopal Church, 12 Mar 1877
◙ Rachel Towne, Phinis N Deuel and Myron S Towne, Heirs of John S Towne, to Abel H Patrick, 8 Sept 1879 
◙ Plat of Forest Lake photocopied from 1872 Beers Atlas with notation of John S Towne’s property by Ruth Towne 

John S Towne’s Property in Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, IL [photocopies]

◙ Mortgage, Joshua P & Phinis N Miller, to John S Towne, 6 Dec 1873
◙ Mortgage, Edwin & Mary Hammond to John S Towne, 25 Nov 1873  
◙ Mortgage, James A Hammond to Edwin Hammond, 2 Dec 1873          

John S Towne’s Property in Putnam County, MO [photocopies]

◙ Mortgage, Henry & Lydia R Burdick to Ann Marshall 22 Jan 1874
◙ Deed of Trust, Bennet & Nina A Burdick, John A Helferstine, trustee, to JS Towne, 30 Nov 1875
◙ Deed, Estate of John S Towne, Rachel Towne and Phinis N Deuel, Executors, to James A Montgomery, 14 Jan 1880 
◙ Trust Deed, James A & Nancy Montgomery and Hugh D Marshall to Phinis N Deuel, 26 Nov 1879

Land in Putnam County, MO purchased for Myron S Towne Jr [photocopies]

◙ For N/2 NW/4 SW/4 & W/2 NW/4, S29 T65 R18: ▪ Warranty Deed, Frank E & Alvaretta Van Fossen to Myron S Towne, 29 Oct 1913; ▪ Warranty Deed, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Myron S Towne Jr, 26 Nov 1913
◙ For NE/4 SE/4 & E/2 Lot 1 NE/4 & E/2 W/2 Lot 1 NE/4 & all that part Lot 2 NE/4 S of Fairview Addt’n & Blk 7 Fairview Addt’n Sec 2; also SE/4 NW4 except strip 26’ wide E side S 39a; also strip 1 rod wide W side NW/4 NE/4; also strip NW corner SW/4 1 rod E/W x 2 rods N/S, S13 T65 R 19: ▪ Warranty Deed (subject to payment of outstanding loan), Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Myron S Jr & Ethel Towne, 20 Dec 1915;  ▪ Indenture Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to Myron S Jr & Ethel Towne, 20 Dec 1915 (Deed Bk 76:419);  ▪ Deed of Trust, Myron S Jr & Ethel Towne to Elizabeth Towne, 20 Dec 1915 (Deed Bk 54:229); ▪ Deed of Trust Myron S Jr & Ethel Towne to Harvey Woodruff, 26 June 1917 (Deed Bk 59:20)
◙ LP Davis vs Myron S Towne and MS Towne, Case No 8436, Putnam County Circuit Court; Petition and Release

Myron S Towne properties in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, PA [photocopies]

◙ Deed, Towne to William C Tilden, 5 April 1869 
◙ Deed, Towne to William C Tilden, 14 May 1870 
◙ Deed, Towne to Lewis B & Edwin G Silvane, 7 May 1866 
◙ Mortgage, Towne to William Booth, 5 Jan 1857   
◙ Deed, Towne to James Jr & Charles I Slatter, 28 Aug 1858 
◙ Deed, Myron S & Sarah M Towne to Warren T White, 24 Jan 1861 
◙ Deed, Towne to Chancey Wright, 28 July 1859 
◙ Warren T & Sarah White to Towne, 14 June 1866 
◙ Deed, Towne to Warren T White, 24 Jan 1861 
◙ Deed, William & WH Jessup to Towne, 5 Jan 1857 
◙ Deed, Towne to Levi H Lincoln, 4 Jan 1861 
◙ Ruth Towne’s notes on chronology of above transactions

Frank W Towne’s Lot at 709 N Davis, Kirksville, MO                                  

◙ Deed of Trust, OC & Olga Wilson to EB Campbell, 23 Jan 1917, security for loan of same date
◙ First Mortgage of Real Estate Note, OC & Olga Wilson to EB Campbell, 23 Jan 1917; stamped Cancelled, 21 Feb 1928
◙ Extension Agreement to Mortgage dated 23 Jan 1917, with Extension Interest Coupons 2 & 3 marked Pd
◙ Special Tax Bill, City of Kirksville, 6 Apr 1923, assessment for construction of sanitary sewer under Ordinance 3855
◙ Abstract of Title No 1574, prepared by Adair County Abstract and Guarantee Company [photocopy]
◙ Notes on history of the property by Ruth Towne
◙ Construction of House ▪ Specifications of material & labor for a one story Dwelling, Gilman & Gwinner, Architects and Builders, 19 Oct 1897 [photocopy]; ▪ Estimate for materials, V Miller [Lumberyard], 13 Nov 1897 [photocopy]; ▪ Statements for materials (2): Helme Bros Hardware, V Miller, City of Kirksville

Myron S Towne Properties in Kirksville, MO                                  

Myron S & Elizabeth Towne Financial Records

Memorandum of Vagabond Notes and Accounts and Notes Left with JS Towne, 1870

Burial Permit issued to Elizabeth Towne for six lots, Unionville Cemetery, 12 Dec 1918

 Miscellaneous Notes and Bank Records

◙ Promissory Note, MS & Elizabeth Towne to May Watson, 26 Feb 1909, cancelled 20 Dec 1910 
◙ Promissory Note Elizabeth & MS Towne to RF Little, 24 Mar 1917, cancelled 
◙ Promissory Note No 1762, MS Towne to Farmers Bank of Unionville, 29 Oct 1901, paid 22 Feb
◙ Paid interest coupons on MS Towne’s Promissory Notes to Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; four (4) for note dated 14 Jan 1884 and three (3) for note dated 18 Feb 1889 
◙ Promissory Note, Myron S & Elizabeth Towne to JA Helferstine, 1 Nov 1909, assigned to Helferstine & Pratt, cancelled 17 Dec 1910 
◙ Interest coupon on Promissory Note No 10258, MS Towne to WW Runyon, 1 Feb 1889
◙ Promissory Note No 10, MS Towne to BH Bonfoey, 18 Dec 1885
◙ Receipt No 8980 for payment on Loan No 3339, McCutchen & Son to Myron S Towne, 10 Dec 1913
◙ Deposit by Frank Towne to account of Elizabeth Towne in Farmers Bank of Unionville, 13 Dec 1918
◙ NT Baird to Mr Towne transmitting paid note, not dated

Accounts of Empire House Hotel, Unionville, MO, MS Towne, Proprietor

◙ Receivable from NH Stidger, Sept 1879
◙ Promissory Note from Chester F Harris, and Chattel Mortgage with Power of Sale for trunk and contents to cover debt,  12 May 1877
◙ Customers’ trade cards (7)

Stock Certificate, Burlington and New Mexico Gold and Silver Mining Company, 10 shares, 1 Aug 1882

1864 Diary [original document]

1864 Diary [enlarged photocopy]

Soldier’s Pocket New Testament
Gift to Myron S. Towne, Com’r ,  --- Company. 143d Reg, Penna Vol’rs by Maryland State Bible Society, 1863 [Company designation missing from torn gift plate attached to front fly leaf]

Military Pensions, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions [original documents unless otherwise noted]

◙ James T Bates, Geneva, Switzerland, to Lieutenant MS Towne, agreeing to certify to his knowledge concerning Towne’s service, 9 Apr
◙ Declaration of Service, sworn on 18 Feb 1907
◙ File submitted for disability increase in pension, 26 Mar 1907 [handwritten copy], including copies of statements by David W Brinks, Kalkuska County, MI; Walter Jenner, Susquehanna County, PA; Augustus Sufkins, Penobscot County, ME; Samuel M Thatcher, US Army; Josiah Pauls; Joseph W. Pierce, South Cernish, NH; Charles Decker, Montrose Sasy, PA; Samuel Boynton, FL; JM Swetman, Kirksville, MO; JG Hart, Unionville, MO; EJ Geysmyer, Unionville, MO; and AC Berry, Putnam County, MO
◙ Declaration of Service, sworn to 18 May 1912
◙ GM Saltzgaber, Commissioner of Bureau of Pensions, to Elizabeth Towne acknowledging receipt of her claim to widow’s pension, 2 Jan 1919
◙ Certificate of Pension No 871.871 issued to Elizabeth Towne, Widow of Myron S Towne, 24 June 1919, with transmittal form
◙ Transmittal form for pension check through 4 May 1919 
◙ Notice of increase in pension effective 4 June 1928 
◙ Documents from Towne’s Pension File, No 228.576 [photocopies]: ▪ Response from Adjutant General’s Office re request for service files information, 23 Feb 1877; ▪ Request by Pension Office for full report of disability, 11 Aug 1884 
◙ Documents from Towne’s Pension File, No 328.507 [photocopies]: ▪ Request by Pension Office for family information, 4 May 1898; ▪ Declaration of Pensioner for Restoration to the Rolls Under Section 26, Act of March 3, 1873, 18 Aug 1897; ▪ Declaration for Invalid Pension, 7 June 1892; ▪ Proof of Disability, 28 Oct 1897;▪ MS Towne & Elizabeth Stewart, Certificate of Marriage, 14 June 1883
◙ Documents from Elizabeth Towne’s Widow’s File WO 1,132,938 [photocopies]: ▪ Declaration for Widow’s Pension and General Affidavit, 14 Dec 1918; ▪ Affidavits of CA Agee, 23 May 1919, and GW Swearngin, 31 Mar 1919; ▪ Missouri State Board of Health Death Certificate No 14996, Myron S Towne

Military Records  

[Note: the original documents in this file were removed from a “self-stick” style photo album; there may be some sticky residue and curling resulting from the removal]

◙ Letter of character reference for military service signed by Susquehanna County Sheriff & endorsed by 12 other citizens, 30 Aug 1862
◙ Recommendation for position as Quarter Master in US Colored Troops signed by Milton Dana, Quarter Master, 143^rd Pennsylvania, 8 Apr 1864
◙ Certificate of Furlough to Washington, DC, 15-17 Apr 1864; ▪ Board of Examiners Certificate of Examination and authorization to return to regiment, 16 Apr 1864
◙ Appointment as First Lieutenant, 45^th US Colored Troops, 11 Jul 1864
◙ Special Order No 235, 12 July 1864; Notice of Honorable Discharge from 143^rd Pennsylvania to accept appointment in USCT; ▪ Official Discharge, 16 July 1864
◙ Special Order No 2, 13 July 1964; appointment as Quarter Master and Adjutant, 45^th USCT
◙ General Order No 5; Promotion of Sgt Albert J Catterden, Co F, 45^th Colored Troops, to Master Sgt & assignment to duty with Quarter Master, 19 Sept 1864
◙ Approval of appointment as 45^th USCT Quarter Master by Adjutant General’s Office, 16 Mar 1865; ▪ Special Order No 54; assignment to take charge of Brigade on march from Brazos to Edinburg [Texas], 11 July 1865; ▪ General Order No 6, Appointment as Post Quarter Master, Edinburg, TX, 22 Sept 1865; General Order No 53. Appointment as Brigade Quarter Master, Edinburg, TX, 22 Sept 1865 (revokes GO No 52 appointing Lt Connor as QM)
◙ Official Discharge as First Lieutenant & Quarter Master, 45^th USCT, 4 Nov 1865
◙ Receipt for return of Company’s National Flag, 8 Dec 1865 [photocopy]
◙ Muster Rolls, Company “H”, 143^rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, 6 Sept 1862-12 June 1865;  Private with temporary detachments to Regimental Non Com Staff as Commissary Sergeant [photocopies]
◙ Muster Rolls, Company “F”, 45^th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, 21 July 1864-4 Nov 1865; First Lieutenant, Company Quarter Master  [photocopies]

Association of the 143d Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers

◙ Annual Reunion Programs, 1894, 1899, 1905
◙ Business Card of Alderman P Lacy, Association President, 1905
◙ Newspaper article re reunion of Company “H”, Sept 1900
◙ Photograph of Company “H” Reunion, Birchard’s General Store, Birchardville, PA, 1900, with typed roster provided by Kathryn L Warner and Dayton L Birchard: LtoR beginning back row: Charles Flummerfelt, Charles Fessenden, ___ Quinn, Asa Warner. Mark Perigo, Archie Horton, Orange Swan (1835-1903), Stanley Warner, Robert Booth, Henry Spafford, Edward Slauson, Henry Deuel, James Strange, Calvin Lincoln, Myron Bradshaw
◙ Photographs (3) of the Gettysburg Reunion, 1892 ▪ Plaque listing all members of 143^rd Pennsylvania Infantry; ▪ 13 attendees grouped around the 143^rd’s battlefield monument; Myron S Towne seated, 3^rd from left (2c, 1 in oversize box); ▪ Same group gathered mostly to right of monument; Towne seated 2^nd from right between cousins Stanley & Asa Warner; others not identified

Asa Warner, Susquehanna County, PA to Mrs Anna Morris Sayre, Hampton, VA, 1 Sept 1908-24 Feb 1922
23 letters [photocopies] re members and reunions of Company “H”, 143^rd Pennsylvania Volunteers; Mrs. Sayre’s father was a member of that Company

Rather than repetitive lists of the same documents & personnel for each monthly report, we have abstracted the information common to all months and list only the “unusual” items under the month in which they were reported.

Standard documents filed most months include: ▪ Quartermaster’s Acknowledgment of Property Return; ▪ Monthly Return of Quartermaster’s Stores; ▪ Abstract of Articles Received from/ Transferred to Officers; ▪ List of Stores/Clothing/Equipage Received from/Transferred to [specified officer]; ▪ List of Stores/Clothing/Equipage Received from/Transferred to [another specified unit]; ▪ Abstract of Forage; ▪ Requisition for Forage for Public/Private Horses; ▪ Abstract of Company Vouchers; ▪ Abstract of Special Requisitions; ▪ Special Requisitions; ▪ Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp & Garrison Equipage; ▪ List of Property/Clothing, Camp & Garrison Equipage Received

Occasional documents filed include: ▪ Abstract of Stationery Issued & Requisitions for Stationery; ▪ Inventory and Inspection Report of Camp and Garrison Equipage; ▪ Affidavit of Lost Equipment ▪ Abstract of Articles Expended/Lost/Destroyed; ▪ Abstract of Articles Received from Various Sources; ▪ Suttler’s Account

These officers, who served in the 45^th during 1865, appear on supply requisitions: ▪ Lt Col Edelmier Mager; ▪ Majors James T Balis (or James L Bates), Thomas C Glazier; ▪ Captains Elon F Brown, Edward H Cutts, Lucius A Furney, IW Heysinger, LC Kent, AN Lufkin, Josiah Paul, DeWitt C Smith, W von Bechtold; ▪ Lieutenants Daniel Brooks, Edwin T Carrington, William A Champlain, GS Coffman, John Conner, Thomas B Dewees, Alex Duncan, Thomas J Edwards, Charles E Graham, Edward H Green, RF Hamilton, Daniel Hitchcock Jr, Gustav Hoffman, SP Holbrook, James M Lyon, Henry A Morris, Jacob Ormerod, Joseph W Pierce, Calvin B Potter, William P Roberts, Julius H Stewart, Samuel M Thatcher, Edwin Walton Jr, Charles Warren, Henry Whitney, NJ Wickham; ▪ Surgeons BF Allen, William D Collins, S Heminway; ▪ Chaplain John C Wilhelm

Quartermasters of other units who transferred stores/clothing to or received stores/ clothing from the 45^th USCT: Lt John T Taylor, 127^th USCT;  Lt, later Capt, EB Burrows, 8^th USCT; 1^st Lt EC Kennedy, 109^th USCT: Capt William A Southwell, Co G, 29^th USCT; 1^st Lt OW Norton, 8^th USCT; Lt John Connor, 41^st USCT

Report for January 1865, at camp near Richmond, VA

Report for February 1865, at camp before Richmond, VA

Report for March 1865, at camp before Richmond, VA

Report for April 1865, at camp near Petersburg, VA

◙ Affidavit of Major Theodore C. Glazier concerning lost or stolen pack horse & Voucher for Destroyed Article

Report for May 1865, at Camp Lincoln, VA

Report for June 1865, at Brazos Santiago, TX

◙ Receipt for Subsistence Stores Received (received in May at City Point, VA before transfer to Texas)

Report for July 1865, at Edinburg, TX

Report for August 1865, at Edinburg, TX

Report for September 1865, at Edinburg, TX

◙ Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in Obedience to Special Orders No 42 [re investigation of substantive quantity of clothing & equipment missing from a shipment to the 45^th]

Report for October 1865, at Edinburg, TX

Oct-Nov reports include documents closing out Towne’s accounts for the 45^th & transfer of remaining money & equipment to others

Report for November 1865, at Brazos Santiago, TX

◙ Abstract of Clothing, Camp & Garrison Equipage Received from/Transferred to Company Commanders at New Orleans, LA 

Report for December 1865, at Philadelphia, PA, & Final Remarks on Accounts

◙ List of Clothing, Camp & Garrison Equipage Transferred to Capt John Craig, Schuylkill Arsenal (3)
◙ Receipt for return of National Flag
◙ Special Orders No 8, 29 June 1864, Office of the Chief Quarter Master
◙ General Orders No 22, 14 Feb 1865, and No 27, 1 Mar 1865, Head Quarters Department of Virginia, Army of the James
◙ Remarks on the Property Accounts of Lieut MS Towne, RQM 45^th USCT for the Months from Oct 1864 to November 1865 Inclusive, 24 Oct 1866
◙ MS Towne to Quarter Master General, Response to Remarks with copy of Special Orders No 44, 24 Jan 1867

Regimental Order Book, 45^th US Colored Infantry, 1864-65.  National Archives Record Group 094.  Special Order Microfilm Reel 511.
[Special equipment is required to view this document, so it has been removed from the Collection and placed in the Library’s Periodicals/Microforms Department.]

Myron S Towne Personal Records

School (Student & Teacher) Records              

◙ One-year Temporary Teacher’s Certificate, No 107, Susquehanna County, PA, 18 Nov 1854
◙ Eight (8) Teacher’s Certificates, Forest Lake School District, for the school years beginning in the fall of 1849-53 & 1857-60 
◙ “School Registers where I have taught School”; eleven (11) class rosters from Dec 1848 to Jan 1861 (includes 4 not dated), place not indicated; ▪ typed transcripts of rosters prepared by Ruth W Towne
◙ Triennial Catalogue of Harford University Including the Names, Occupation, and Residence of All the Students from its Commencement.  Montrose, PA: Alvin Day, Printer, 1855. [MS Towne listed for summer term 1854, pg 44]
[Towne’s text books, both as a student and a teacher, have been catalogued to “Rare Books”; see appendix for list]

Correspondence from EE Gordon, Susquehanna County, PA

◙ Thank You note for bass viola performance at Sunday School picnic, 21 Sept 1867
◙ Commendation on penmanship, nd

Certificates of Election

◙ Town Clerk, District of Forest Lake, Susquehanna County, PA for the years 1850, 1852-59 (9)
◙ Constable of Forest Lake Township for the years 1858 & 1859 (2)

Miscellaneous Documents

◙ Certificate of Membership, Forest Lake Centre Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School, 21 Apr 1867
◙  Character reference by Galusha A Grow, former PA Congressman and Speaker of the House, 13 June 1876 
◙ Certificate of Contribution to National Democratic Committee, 1908 
◙ Mary Burdick’s handwritten visiting card 
◙ Handwritten poem, “A rough contract between the old and new countrys [sic] in a few particulars” by Wm Vernon late from England

Political Views; Clippings and Handwritten Letters/Speeches

◙ “Capt. Towne Withdraws”, Unionville Democrat, 20 June 1894
◙ “Capt. Towne’s Views”, Unionville Pantagraph, 23 June 1899 [article re appropriation for new County Courthouse]
◙ “The Meat Strike”
◙ “Soldiers Re-Union” containing text of address by Towne [clipped from a Unionville paper, nd]
◙ Draft of letter to the editor of the Journal re 1860 presidential election, nd

Essay on Bells read by MS Towne at Bell Social, Methodist Church, Unionville, MO, 27 Jan 1892

Pamphlets & Almanacs

◙ Fowler, O.S.  Synopsis of Phrenology; and the Phrenological Developments, Together with the Character and Talents of __[*]____ as Given by _[*]____.  New York: Fowler and Wells, Publishers, 1856.  [[*]Myron S Towne was examined and scored by Joseph Simms, 12 Dec 1855]
◙ Hall, C.A.  Songs for The Grange: Set to Music and Dedicated to the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States.  Philadelphia: J.A. Wagenseller, Printer, 1873.
◙ Stille, G.E., P[ost] M[aster]. Instantaneous Pocket and Office Postal Guide of the United States and Foreign Countries … Selected for the Patrons of the Post Office at Unionville, MO. Unionville: Unionville Republican, nd [after 1866].
◙ The Magnetic Almanac for 1868.  Buffalo: D. Ransom & Co., 1867.
◙ Ometa 1869 Almanac.  Birchardville, PA: M.L. Ball, 1868.
◙ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1872.  New York: The Tribune Association, 1871.

Towne Family Genealogy

Marriages & Deaths Reported in Susquehanna County, PA, Lanark, IL and Unionville, MO Newspapers  

◙ Marriage of John Deuel and Phinis N Towne, Susquehanna Register, 27 Oct 1853
◙ Marriage of MS Towne and Sarah M Wright, Montrose [PA] Independent Republican, 11 Sept 1856 
◙ Death of Lydia R Burdick, Montrose Democrat, 3 June 1874 
◙ Death of Frederick Winthrop Towne, Montrose Democrat, 2 June 1875 
◙ Deaths of John S Towne and Fannie Towne, Montrose Democrat, 2 May 1877 
◙ Funeral of John Schmucker, Lanark Gazette, 18 Nov 1936 [handwritten transcript]
◙ Death of Mary Burdick Schmucker, Lanark Gazette, 2 April 1941 
◙ Deaths of John S Towne, Frederick Winthrop Towne, Lydia R Burdick, Fanney Towne, Fannie Towne, Wellington D Deuel; Marriage of Nellie T Cole and Myron S Towne [seven (7) undated clippings in envelope labeled “clippings from Montrose paper”] 
◙ Death of James Edmond Barnard [undated clipping]
◙ 87^th Birthday of Myron S Towne, Unionville paper, 13 Oct 1916 [photocopy]
◙ Deaths of Myron S Towne (4) & Elizabeth Towne (2) [undated clippings photocopied together on 2 sheets]

Genealogical Data Compiled by Family Members, ca1844–1982

◙ “Copy of Record Sent Asa Warner for Warner Centennial, Aug 29^th, 1900” in handwriting of Myron S Towne 
◙ “Ancestry of Salem Town”, nd [possibly printed between1844 and 1852] 
◙ “Copy of John S. Towne’s Family … a copy of Father’s Memorandum” by Mrs Mary Schmucker 
◙ “Family Record of Amasa Towne and Children” with Deuel family records on reverse [ca 1909] 
◙ “Family Records” [ca 1877] 
◙ FN Smith to MS Towne re surname of Mrs Israel Towne, postcard, 18 Mar 1911 
◙ William B Towne, Towne Family Association, to Ruth W Towne, 20 Sept 1982, re additional information on Josiah, Israel and Abner Towne
◙ Ruth Towne’s notes on the Burdick family 
◙ Migration routes for her branch of family, by Ruth Towne [migration route & Burdick notes photocopied from acidic paper originals]

Documents Pertaining to Family Deaths

◙ “Memorial of Mrs Mary Caroline Towne”, Aug 1858 
◙ Death Notice, Mrs Ellen T Towne, 6 Sept 1880 
◙ Physician’s Certification of Cause of Death, Mrs MS [Ellen] Towne, 7 Sept 1880 
◙ Message of sympathy to Myron and Frank Towne from Lawrence Low, JC Roberts & CA Mercer, Western Union Telegram, 21 Feb 1930 
◙ Flower enclosure cards (6), visiting cards (3), all undated & without reference to name of deceased 
◙ Message of sympathy re death of Myron [Jr], CH Crumpacker to Frank Towne, 27 Mar 1942 
◙ Mrs MS Towne to Mrs Anna Morris Sayre, 25 Dec 1918 [photocopy]

Abstract of documents, including Last Will and Testament, recorded in Carroll County, IL, 1868-1937, for the Estate of John S Towne [photocopies]

Myron S vs Sarah M Towne, Divorce, Susquehanna County, PA Court, August Term 1861 [photocopies]

◙ Plaintiff’s Petition for Divorce, 24 July 1861 
◙ Subpoena, Sarah M Towne, 24 July 1861 
◙ Exhibit Letter, Sarah Towne to Myron, 5 July 1859 
◙ Petition for deposition of witnesses, 21 Oct 1861 
◙ Rule to Take Depositions, 18 Nov 1861, with depositions of five (5) witnesses taken 2 Nov 1861 

Sarah M Wright, Biographical Information [photocopies]

◙ Obituary, Montrose Democrat, 1 Apr 1892
◙ Entries for “Wright” in Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe.  (Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1900), pp 76-79 & 908-909.

Letters to Asa Warner [photocopies]

◙ Rachel Towne, Lanark, IL, to “Nephew”, 1878 (2) 
◙ MS Towne, Empire House, [Unionville, MO], to “Cousin”, 1879 [Recipient  ID’d by Ruth Towne;  not named in letters]

Warner Family Genealogy

Warner Centennial Reunion, Warner Homestead, Birchardville, PA, 29 Aug 1900

◙ Asa Warner to Cousin Myron, 4 Aug 1900, re reunion plans and invitation to be on program 
◙  Printed reunion invitation (2) 
◙ Write-up of the event by Rev WC Tilden (3½x5 b/w photo) 
◙ Reunion photos (3);  typed ID rosters provided by unidentified Warner relative [probably Kathryn L Warner] ▪ Asa Warner’s children and their spouses: Asa Warner, Ella Caswell (Mrs Justus Frank) Warner, Justus Frank Warner, David Wheatcroft, Lavinia Warner (Mrs David) Wheatcraft, Margaret Hughes (Mrs Suel) Warner, Stanley Warner, Miriam [Mrs Edward] Warner, Edward Slauson, Suel Warner [note: photo in file is 5x7” reproduction; original is in oversize box]; ▪ 20 family members in front of Warner Homestead: Justus Frank Warner, Mrs Justus Frank Warner (Ella), Mrs Suel Warner, Suel Warner, Ruth Warner Taylor, Edwin Taylor, Jarub Warner, Adelbert Warner, Lura Warner, Asa Warner, Miriam Warner, Stanley Warner, Edward Slauson, Orpha Warner, Mrs Jarub Warner, Mrs Byron Warner (Lydia), Byron Warner, David Wheatcroft, Mrs David (Eve Lavinia Warner) Wheatcroft; ▪ All reunion attendees: Turrell Birdsall, Ruth Warner Fessenden, Justus Frank Warner, Lester Warner, William Parsons Warner, Mabel Warner, Howard Warder, Emma Cole, Flora Wheatcroft Boyd, unknown, Elsie Cole Arnold, Louise Cole, Eve Lavinia Warner (Mrs David) Wheatcroft, Lela Warner Barney, David Wheatcroft, Edna Warner, Mrs Erastus Cole, Erastus Cole, Sam Sherer, Mida Parsons, Anna Peat, Grant Peat, George Warner, Lydia Cole Carner, Clara Warner, Ida Phillips Warner, Emeline Baldwin Cole, Mrs Suel Warner, Fanny Kellum Bolles, Henry Bolles, Edwin Taylor, Mrs Ruth Warner Taylor, Stanley Warner, unidentified girl, Mrs Thomas Beaumont(?), Dr Thomas Beaumont(?), Frank David Robinson, Selden Warner, Arlie Warner, William Babcock, Vesta Warner Babcock, Cora (Mrs Edson) Warner, Jarub Warner, Ella Warner, Orpha Warner, Edith Warner Devine, --- Devine, Olie Devine, --- Devine, Eliza Cole Fessenden, Amy Gage Warner, Adelbert Warner, Miriam Warner Slauson, Adelia Peat Beaumont, Edward Slauson

Warner Brothers’ Civil War Military Records, Company “H”, 143^rd Pennsylvania Infantry [photocopies]

◙ Private Stanley B Warner ▪ Company Muster Rolls 4 Oct 1862-12 June 1865; ▪ Casualty Sheet, wounded, 5-20 May 1864; ▪ Certificate of Disability for Discharge, 29 Sept 1864
◙ Private Asa Warner ▪ Company Muster Rolls 4 Oct 1862-12 June 1865 (promoted to Cpl, Dec 1863; to 1^st Sgt,  Sept 1864);  ▪ Transcript of Jan-Feb 1863 Diary with letter of transmittal from Susquehanna County Historical Society, 12 May 1994

Marriages & Deaths Reported in Susquehanna County, PA and Carroll County, IL Newspapers

◙ “In Memoriam”, Eli Warner obituary, Carroll County Gazette, ca 2 Oct 1879
◙ “Beloved Forest Lake Man Called Home”, Asa Warner obituary, Montrose Democrat, 23 Mar 1922 
◙ “Deaths Doings”, Suel Warner obituary, Montrose Democrat, 24 Sept 1914 
◙ Marriage of Asa Warner and Mrs Ann Harah, Montrose Democrat, 24 Sept 1914 
◙ “Death’s Doings”, Polly Ann (Mrs Asa) Warner, Montrose Democrat, 25 Oct 1917
◙ Death of Rev J Frank Warner, unidentified Susquehanna County publication, 1925

Legal Documents recorded in Susquehanna County, PA [photocopies]

◙ Jehiel Warner vs Philander H Tipper, Execution of Judgment, 14 June 1817 
◙ Marriage of Azor M Warner and Bertha Baldwin, 27 June 1833; Ledger of Seth Taylor, Justice of the Peace
◙ Last Will and Testament of Jehiel Warner, written 3 Mar 1846, probated 7 Aug 1847; Will Book ?: 511
◙ Last Will and Testament of Azor M Warner, written 25 Apr 1868, probated 18 June 1868; Will Book ?:291 
◙ Deed, Elisha H Warner Heirs to Joshua P Miller, 5 Apr 1865, Deed Book 39: 520

Miscellaneous Genealogy Research

◙ Extracts from US Census Records, Susquehanna County, PA ▪ Middletown Township, 1830;  ▪ Forest Lake Township, 1840-80, 1900 
◙ “Genealogy of Samuel Moody 2^nd” by Kathryn L Warner; ▪ Kathryn L Warner, Montrose, PA, to Ruth Towne (3), Feb-Apr 1982
◙ “Justus Franklin Warner” in A.F. Chaffee’s History of the Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904), pp 428-429, 472-473 [photocopy] 
◙ Entry for Eli Warner in “Carroll County Directory”, The History of Carroll County, Illinois (Chicago: H.F. Kett & Co., 1878), p 462 [photocopy]
◙ Notes in Ruth Towne’s handwriting re J.F. Warner [appears to be transcript of obituary]

Frank Warner Towne Personal Records

Marriage of Frank W Towne and Mary E McCoy, Unionville, MO, 12 Oct 1904

◙ Certificate signed by OS Middleton, Pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church 
◙ Clipping from Unionville Pantagraph, 13 Oct 1904  
◙ Formal wedding announcement / “at home” card

Diaries of Books Read Each Year

Six (6) pocket notebooks: ▪1896-1933; ▪ 1943 con’t-1956; ▪ 1963-73; ▪ Sept 1973-79; ▪ 1906-17, 1931-44, 1953-62; ▪ Mysteries, 1934-73 [blue “memo book”]

Memberships in Fraternal Organizations

◙ Twenty-six (26) Wallet ID Cards ▪ Adair Lodge No 366, AF&AM, 1924, 1931-36, 1952, 1974; ▪ Caldwell Chapter No 53, Royal Arch Masons, 1932-34, 1936, 1952, 1974; ▪ Kirksville Council No 44, Royal Arch Masons, 1932-35, 1952. 1974; ▪ Kirksville Lodge No 72, Knights of Pythias, 1926, 1928-29, 1934; ▪ Friends of John, Knights of Phythias, 1928; ▪ Knights of Pythias, Missouri Home State Lodge, 50 Year Life Membership, 1958
◙ Pythian Diploma, Fifty-Year Pythian Veteran, Missouri Home State Lodge, 1958
◙ Clippings from Kirksville Daily Express ▪ “Towne Heads Pythians Here”, nd; ▪ “Frank Towne President of District K.P.s”, 22 May 1928; ▪ “Parade Opens 57^th Convention of Pythians”, 9 Oct 1928
◙ Mimeographed form letter to local lodge from Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Missouri re delinquent 1931 reports, 9 Mar 1932
◙ Masonic Manual of Missouri.  St Louis: Grand Lodge A.F.& A.M. of Missouri, 1909. [pocket size ed; in oversize box due to thickness]

Employment with Journal Printing Company, Kirksville, MO

◙ Letter of reference from US Marshal AJ Martin, 15 Oct 1912
◙  Two (2) clippings from unidentified Unionville paper(s) re Towne’s resignation from the Journal and move to Kirksville, ca Oct 1912
◙  50^th Anniversary ▪ Letters of congratulations (2) from Congressman Clarence Cannon, 28 Nov 1962, and Gwendolyn Selsor, 20 Oct 1962; ▪ “Completing 50 Years as Printer with Journal”, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Oct 1962; ▪ “Frank W. Towne Completes 50 Years as Printer for Journal Printing Company at Kirksville”, Edina Sentinel, 25 Oct 1962; ▪ clipping from unidentified KCOM publication, nd 
◙ Memorial Record for funeral of Charles Francis Link, 22 Dec 1940 
◙ “Towne and Link to Run Printing Co.”, Kirksville Daily Express, 2 [Jan?] 1941
◙ Rev Charles B Marrs, Van Brunt Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, to Towne re printing of Synod Minutes, 13 May 1959
◙ Two (2) Journal Printing Co promotional ink blotters

Miscellaneous Documents

◙ School Documents [school not identified, nd] ▪ Certificates of Promotion (3) to 3^rd, 5^th & 6^th grades; ▪ Program for Boys’ Declamatory Contest
◙ Selective Service Registration Certificates (2), 12 Sept 1918 & 25 Apr 1942  
◙ Social Security health insurance card 
◙ Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital patient ID card 
◙ “Eightieth Birthday”, Kirksville Daily Express, 31 Aug 1964 with transmittal note from Gwendolyn Selsor, 1 Sept 1964
◙ Business cards (4) Monroe Drug Co, Unionville, MO; Putnam County Journal, Unionville; Unionville Pantograph, Unionville; Journal Printing Co, Kirksville, MO

Miscellaneous Correspondence

◙ To FM Collier, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, re novelist F Marion Crawford, 12 Dec 1935
◙ From TJ Patterson, Shelton Insurance Agency, re policy on Unionville building, 10 June 1941
◙ To Asa Warner, Friendsville, PA, 4 Dec 1921  [photocopy]

Estate of Frank Warner Towne

◙ Funeral ▪ Memorial folder; ▪ Obituary, Unionville Republican, 9 Jan 1974; ▪ Record of donation to Methodist Memorial Fund from Journal Printing Co. and employees
◙ Joint Last Will and Testament of Frank W Towne and Mary E Towne, 29 May 1957; ▪ Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Frank W Towne and Mary E Towne, 8 July 1970 [photocopies]
◙ Certificate of Death, Division of Health of Missouri [certified copy], for Frank Warner Towne, State File No 74-000041
◙ Estate of Frank W Towne, Probate Court of Adair County, Missouri, Estate No 25619 ▪ Edward R Jayne, Attorney at Law, to Robert L Link, 3 Mar 1974; ▪ Statement of Account (2), Davis & Davis Funeral Home & Kirksville Cemetery Association; ▪ Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted, 13 Mar 1974 [2 certified copies]; ▪ Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted, Unionville Republican, nd;  ▪ Inventory of assets in safety deposit box, First National Bank, Kirksville, MO (2c); ▪ US Fiduciary Income Tax Return, Form 1041, & Missouri Fiduciary Income Tax Return, Form 41, for 1975, with attachments; ▪ Appraiser’s Notice of Hearing, 4 Feb 1976 (2c); ▪ Notice  of Filing of Final Settlement, 27 Feb 1976; ▪ Order Approving Final Settlement and Order for Final Distribution, 9 Mar 1976; ▪ Final Settlement, 29 Feb 1976

Correspondence Between Frank & Mary Elizabeth Towne

◙ Mary in Shawnee, OK to Frank at home in Unionville, MO, picture postcard, 19 Apr 1909
◙  Frank in Kirksville, MO to Mary in Unionville re house he had rented for their move, 23 Oct 1912
◙ Frank at home in Kirksville to Mary visiting her parents in Shawnee, OK (3), 28 Sept – 7 Oct 1913
◙ Mary in Shawnee, OK to Frank at home; picture postcards (6), 8 Sept-17 Oct 1917
◙ Frank at home to “Mother and Ruth” at undisclosed locale (Columbia, MO), 23 June & 14 July 1953, 25 Aug 1957

Ruth Warner Towne Personal Records

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Letters to Her Parents, Frank & Elizabeth Towne, 1949, 1952

◙ From Georgetown University, Washington, DC, June 11-July 14, 1949 [43]
◙ From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, July 21, 1952 [1]

Academic Records: Kirksville Public Schools

◙ Elementary school report cards (6), 1^st-6^th grades, 1923-24/1928-29 school years
◙ Certificates of Promotion (5), to 2^nd-5^th grades, to 7^th grade
◙ Junior High report cards (3), 7^th-9^th grades, 1929-30/1931-32 school years
◙ Certificate of Promotion to 10^th Grade
◙ Senior High report cards (3), Sophomore-Senior, 1932-33/1934-35 school years
◙ Certificates of placement (6), Northeast Missouri High School Contests, April 1933, 1934, 1935
◙ Kirksville Senior High School Diploma issued 24 May 1935; ▪ leather diploma folder with school & student names embossed in gold]
◙ Typed list of elementary teachers with comments
◙ “My First School”; list of teachers & classmates [photocopy]
◙ Kirksville Senior High School Commencement Program, 24 May 1935; “First Honor”  [valedictorian], Ruth Towne

Academic Records: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, 1935-39 (Matriculation No 14449)

◙ CW Martin to Mr & Mrs Frank W Towne re Ruth’s performance in his classes (2), 2 Dec 1937 & 7 Mar 1938
◙ Transcript of Record, Summer 1935-Summer 1939
◙ College Student’s Credential Card, 4 June 1935
◙ Membership Card No 2904, Alpha Chapter, Alpha Phi Sigma honorary scholastic fraternity, 2 Nov 1936
◙ Sheet of three (3) newspaper articles re Towne’s initiation into Cardinal Key & Kappa Delta Pi and receipt of scholarship for special work in social science  [clipped without paper name or date]
◙ Program for Commencement Convocation, 19 May 1939

◙ Application to Graduate School, Adviser’s Copy, 13 Nov 1939
◙ Official transcripts ▪ Fall & Winter 1939-40 terms (non-certified); ▪ Final (certified), AM degree conferred Aug 1940
◙ Grade Report for Institute on the Position of the US in World Affairs, The American University, Washington, DC, Summer 1949; ▪ Photo, with handwritten roster, of institute attendees; ▪ Article re Towne’s attendance at institute [clipped without newspaper name or date]
◙ “Departmental Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy”
◙ Lewis E Atherton, Chairman of Towne’s doctoral program committee, to Towne re enrollment & details of her program of study (2), 31 July & 11 Oct 1951
◙ Grade reports (6) ▪ Fall 1951; ▪ Fall, Winter & Spring 1952; ▪ Winter & Spring 1953
◙ Registration for Office of Teacher Placement, 30 Jul 1952
◙ Postcards (19) mailed to Towne reporting final class grades, 1940, 1952
◙ Program for the Final Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Ruth Warner Towne, University of Missouri Graduate School, Department of History, 24 July 1953
◙ Sheet of 3 articles re Towne working on Master of Arts at University of MO [clipped without newspaper name or date]
◙ Newspaper articles re ▪ PhD dissertation on William Joel Stone; ▪ Receipt of PhD [clipped without newspaper name or date]
◙ Programs (2) for University of Missouri Summer Commencement ▪ 2 Aug 1940; ▪ 31 July 1953
◙ Program for University Centennial Convocation, 1 Nov 1939
◙ Student ID Card, Student No 30633, validated for 6 terms, Fall 1951-52 through Summer 1963

Annual Christmas Letters, 1972-79

Driving Records

◙ Driver’s License Stub, nd; ▪ License, expiration date of 5-19-95 (last one issued)
◙ Attorney Russell E Steele’s correspondence re traffic accident in Lewis County, MO, Apr 1992

Correspondence from Lance & Nell Davis, Atlanta, GA

◙ To Ruth (3) 1953 & 1960
◙ To Mary (5), 1956-57, 1961-62 
◙ To Mary, Frank & Ruth, 1956
◙ Undated “get well” card
◙ Three (3) issues of The Screen Broadcaster containing articles/photos of Lance Davis, 1956-58
◙ Newspaper clippings re Lance Davis (3) ▪ “He Makes Courtesy Pay”, undated Unionville, MO paper; ▪ “Underwriters’ Speaker – Lance Davis …”, Chattanooga Times, 21Nov 1953; ▪ “Cruising in the Caribbean”, Atlanta Journal, 18 Dec 1953

Cat Stories & Photos

◙ “’This is My Story’ by Callie Towne with Help from her Person” [typescript]
◙ “Kitty Cucumber’s Christmas Morning” [typescript]
◙ “The Cucumbers Become Musicians” [typescript]
◙ “Kitty Cucumber’s Birthday Party” [typescript]
◙ “Musings of a Calico Cat” [manuscript]
◙ Color photo of “The Cucumbers”, Towne’s collection of porcelain cats
◙ Color photos (34) of Towne’s calico cat “Callie”, 1979-82  

Correspondence from Kathryn Warner, Montrose, PA, 1982, 1984

Miscellaneous Professional Documents

◙ Certificate of Prior Service Credit, Membership No 7816, Public School Retirement System of Missouri, 26 Nov 1948
◙ Acknowledgment of receipt of membership form, Public School Retirement System of Missouri, Membership No 7816, postmarked 16 Jul 1946
◙ Ruth L Riley, Gainesville, FL, to Towne, 22 Jan 1960, verifying membership since 1938 in unidentified national organization; membership no 34C92
◙ Delta Zeta membership card, Delta Sigma Chapter, nd
◙ Phi Alpha Theta membership certificate & card, Nu Chi chapter, 11 May, 1968
◙ Membership card no 2288, Alpha Chapter, Alpha Phi Sigma honorary scholastic fraternity, 17 June 1935

Miscellaneous Personal Correspondence

◙ Annual Christmas letters, from Tim, Janice, Ben & Samantha Blickham, De Kalb, IL: ▪ 1991, with enclosed photo of the family: Ben age 4 yrs, 3 mos; “Sami” age 3 yrs, 8 mos; ▪ 1996, with enclosed photo of the children hanging their stockings
◙ Christmas card/letter from Bernice Pinnell, De Kalb, IL, 12 Jan 1992
◙ Announcement of the marriage of Kristine LuAnn Baker & Charles David Giovannini, 21 June 1997; ▪ Wedding gift thank you note from David & Krissy Giovannani, nd
◙ Maude Gallup, Kansas City, MO, to Ruth: 1951, 1958, 1972; ▪ from Trenton, MO, 1961
◙ Birthday letter from “Auntie Ivie”, 14 June 1947
◙ From Kerlin, 27 May 1940
◙ Letters (3) from Mom: Aug 1967, Dec 1969, Aug 1972 [date not given; just month & year, possibly added later]
◙ Memo (cc) to Bill Castles & letter to Ruth Towne from B Charles Leonard, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 10 Nov 1987, re possibility of article on Frank W Towne in Journal of Osteopathy

Funeral Service “In Remembrance” Folders, Kirksville Fiends
*Short obit printed on folder

◙ Della B Green, 1885-1983

◙ *Lois Madaline Mulford, 1916-1997

◙ Adolphus Charles Knapp, 1909-1984

◙ Ralph S Cross, 1882-1971

◙ *Ruth Barrett, 1922-1994

◙ *Kenneth Clair Sykes, 1914-1992

◙ Clifton Cornwell, Sr, 1895-1965

◙ *William F Hallm, 1928-1994

◙ Jana Lynne Bowen, 1968-1991

◙ Pauline (Dingle) Knobbs, 1903-1987

◙ Ralph Eustace Valentine, 1894-1960

◙ *Lena Wilma (Christensen) Stewart, 1915-1994
◙ *Woodrow Thomas Rider, 1913-1994; ▪ Memorial Service Order of Worship, First United Methodist Church, 9 Oct 1994
◙ Rev Joseph W Thompson, 1897-1989; ▪ Memorial Service Order of Worship, First United Methodist Church, 31 May 1989
◙ Tally Jill Stephens, 1970-1991; ▪ newspaper obit
◙ Bing Kun Shao, 1912-1991; ▪ newspaper obit

Correspondence with Legislators

◙ Responses to Towne’s letters of protest ▪ Stuart Symington, US Senate, re discontinuance of passenger train service, Nov 1967; ▪ Stuart Symington, US Senate, re raise in postal rates, Apr 1970; ▪ Thomas F Eagleton, US Senate, re raise in postal rates, Apr 1970; ▪ William N Hungate, US House, re raise in postal rates, Apr 1970; ▪ William N Hungate, US House, re discontinuance of flight service to Kirksville, May 1972
◙ Correspondence with Harold L Volkmer, US House of Representatives ▪ Letter from Towne, Jan 1995, re funding cuts for public broadcasting; Volkmer’s Jan & Mar 1995 responses; ▪ Letter from Towne, Sept 1995, re Republican’s Budget Reconciliation Act; Volkmer’s Dec 1995 response; ▪ Correspondence (4) among Towne, Volkmer, Lyndia Grant, DC City Council Offices, & Terry R Carlstran, National Park Service, Oct-Dec 1994, re National Memorial to Black Civil War Veterans; ▪ “A New Memorial for Black Soldiers in the Civil War”, St Louis Post-Dispatch, 8 Sep 1994  
◙ Pat Danner, US House of Representatives, 11 Jan 1993; thank you for letter of congratulations
◙ Bekki Cook, MO Secretary of State; thank you for campaign contribution, 14 Apr 1997
◙ Towne to Thomas F Eagleton, US Senate, nd, re loss of Vice Presidential nomination; ▪ Eagleton’s 24 Aug 1972 response
◙ Letters to Missouri Legislators re Equal Rights Amendment, 1 May 1973 ▪ Senator William Cason; ▪ Senator William J Esely; ▪ Representative Cloy E Whitney

Mary Elizabeth (McCoy) Towne Personal Records
[See Frank’s files T1/8 for couple’s correspondence & joint records]

Correspondence

◙ Color postcards (16) from sister Gertrude, Shawnee, OK, 21 Apr 1910-15 Jul 1912; variously signed “Gertrude”, “Gertie”, “Sis”, “GEB
◙ Color postcards (2) from Myra, Denver, CO, 13 Mar & 14 Apr 1911
◙ Postcard from Mabel, Coffeyville, KS, 29 Sep 1908
◙ Postcards (2) from Maude; Muskegon, MI, 3 June 1910; Brookfield, MO, 25 Nov 1912
◙ Postcards (3) from Mary/MBA, Muksegon, MI, 18 Aug 1909, 1911, nd
◙ Postcards (3) & letter (1) from aunt Sue Beckwith, Muskegon, MI, 15 Aug 1910-12 Jun 1912, 14 Nov 1915
◙ Letter from Pearl, Washington, DC, nd
◙ Letter to Ruth, [Columbia, MO], 22 June 1953

Miscellaneous Documents

◙ College Student’s Credential Card, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Matriculation No 24535, 7 Sep 1950
◙ Membership card, Kirksville Chapter 184, Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri (2), 1964-65, 1965-66
◙ Visiting card for Mrs Frank W Towne

Estate of Mary Elizabeth Towne [See Frank’s Estate file, 1/8:7, for joint Will]

◙ Funeral Memorial folder
◙ Certificate of Death, Division of Health of Missouri [certified copy], for Mary Elizabeth Towne, State File No 80-022885
◙ Correspondence re theft of Mary Towne’s watch from hospital room, Dec 1980-Jan 1981 ▪ Ruth W Towne to Administrator, Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital, with clipping of “Lost and Found” notice published in local newspaper; ▪ Robert C Wolleben, Associate Administrator, Kirksville Osteopathic Health Center, to Ruth W Towne, (2)
◙ Estate of Mary E Towne, Probate Court of Adair County, Missouri, Estate No CV280-105P ▪ Statement from Davis Funeral Home for funeral expenses; ▪ Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted 18 Feb 1981; ▪ Edward R Jayne, Attorney at Law, to Ruth W Towne, 18 Feb 1981, re estate inventory; ▪ Typed inventory lists (3); ▪ Jewelry inventory with sale receipts for some items; ▪ Statement from Kirksville Daily Express for publication of legal notice, 13 Mar 1981; ▪ Inventory and Appraisement, 13 Aug 1982; ▪ Notice of Filing of Final Settlement and Petition for Distribution, 21 Jul 1982 and legal notice published 29 Jan & 5, 12, 19 Feb [1982]; ▪ Appraiser’s Notice of Hearing for 9 Sept 1982; ▪ Judge Joyce M Otten to Edward R Jaynes, 4 Feb 1983, re final settlement being due; ▪ Citation, State of Missouri to Ruth W Towne, for failure to file settlement as required by law, 8 Mar 1983; ▪ Jayne & Steele, Attorneys at Law, to Ruth W Towne, Statement for services re Mary Towne Estate, 1 Apr 1983; ▪ Order Approving Final Settlement and Order of Distribution, 7 Apr 1983; ▪ Final Settlement
◙ Sheet of photocopied clippings (8) from re death; obit, estate legal notices, death notices, etc, clipped without newspaper names or dates

Genealogy Miscellaneous

McCoy-Henry-Guffey Families  

◙ Letter to Donatti McCoy Miller, Amarillo, TX, 16 & 17 Apr 1990 [2 drafts of same letter with added handwritten notes]
◙ Letters (4) from Mary Lee Bailey, Queen City, MO ▪ 11 Apr 1979, transmitting Family Group Record Sheets (7) for John Henry, and James, Henry, John McDonald, Joshua, Richard & John Fletcher Guffey [some with Ruth Towne’s added handwritten notes] and photocopy of letter from Betty Swisher, Green Castle, MO, 3 Nov 1877; ▪ 9 Apr 1990; ▪ 13 Sept 1991; ▪ 18 Mar 1992