August 12, 1995

Pat Chapman
The Sesquescentenial Committee
P.O. Box 117
Cassville, Missouri 65625

Dear Pat,

Thank you for packaging up and send the two copies of the Cassville history that I bought when I was in Cassville. I am enclosing a check for three dollars to cover the shipping charges as you requested. I apologize for taking so long. Thanks for the nice card.

I am enclosing copies of some of the material I have gathered on Martha Jane Malicote and her daughter Martha Ann Baxter Doty. As you will see, Martha Jane was a midwife who lived near Jenkins MO in the 1800's. Martha Jane was married 6 times, her third marriage to John M. Baxter produced on child, Martha Ann. The story "She Rode the Trails" is about Martha Ann, with a brief mention of her mother, Martha Jane, at the beginning.

When I was there in June, I was lucky enough to run into Delores Rusche and Bonnie Ragain, both of Jenkins, who provided me with information on the Doty family. I visited Martha Ann and Davis Doty's grave in the Leanne cemetery, the Doty (Doughty) cemetery where Davis' family are buried, the Stark Cemetery where the Truhittes where my grandmother's grand- and great- grand parents on her father's side are buried. I visited Blanche Truhitte of Cassville, now at Magnolia Manor near Jenkins, and Imoge Truhitte in Purdy who had some geneaology on the Truhitte family.

I am writing to the Library in Cassville to find out where Martha Jane Baxter ---- King is buried, hopefully along with Jessee King, her last husband. I am sending a copy of my materials to Sen. Emory Melton. I think he might be interested in the two Martha's, and perhaps he might be able to tell me more about them or their families.

Sincerely,

Richard Collins

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