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Large lot of ephemera from estate of Edward F. Smith and wife Florence, daughter Edna (Smith) Lewellen, and a couple of early items from James C. Riggin, father of Florence Smith. Edward F. Smith was born in 1856 and died in 1923, while a member of the Missouri State House as a representative of Savannah, MO. He'd served as Savannah's mayor, a banker, farmer, etc. He was married to Florence A. (Riggin) Smith, 1854-1929, and they had a daughter, Edna (1883-1965), who married Bafford S. Lewellen. They were the parents of two honored WW2 Navy officers, Bafford Edward Lewellen and Robert Simpson Lewellen. I'm listing the Lewellen family items in a separate ebay lot later today.

I'll go through and give a partial listing of the items here, perhaps most interesting to citizens of Savannah, Missouri.

July 6, 1923 Savannah Reporter newspaper with Representative Smith's photo and obituary on front page
July 6, 1923 Andere County Democrat newspaper with front page story about Mr. Smith
5 page letter from Smith to daughter edna in envelope titled, "Papa's last letter to me." On House of Representative stationery, dated July 1, 1923.
Letter on Exchange Bank stationery (Smith's bank) to Edna, dated June 21, 1923.
3-21-26 Letter from James J. Kyle to Edna, about property and upcoming county around Thornfield, MO
carbon copy of Rep. Smith's resume or bio
1895 Grand Lodge of Missouri Noble Grand Certificate
Exchange Bank Deposit book of Smith's, dated 1905
Exchange Bank deposit book of Sarah E. Westcott, who Smith was administrator for
Western Union telegram telling Edna of her father's death from her mom
3 Liberty Loan receipts
several local Savannah businesses receipts
packet of checks for an estate settlement
Inventory of estate of John Smith, circa 1881. Perhaps Edward's father. Listing of a farm's inventory: cows, wheat, pigs, tools, and their values.
Service card for Edward F. Smith, at his residence on North Lincoln St. in Savannah.
Oddfellows dues receipt
2 1878 tax receipts for Andrew County
1911 receipt for digging a grave from Mrs. Loudy J. Adkins
Several tax receipts from the teens and early 20's
4 cabinet cards, one captioned "Florence A. Smith", one captioned Imogen Mars, and two not captioned.
Tintype of three young men, captioned "Bease Boys ?"
Postcard dated 1921 to Smith from a friend in Kirksville, MO.
2 legal page document of items from a farm estate and who they were sold to and at what price--very interesting
1850's document signed by J. B. Nickel, clerk, demand to show up in court in Andrew County MO, but not filled out
1857 receipt of James C. Riggin, for county taxes on 160 acres, Andrew County
1851 document of James C. Riggin promissory note

Everything in pretty good shape, excepting the newspapers which have folds and tears and missing sections

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