Simrall & Simrall Collection

Collection — Box: A125

Identifier: MGC-1203

Scope and Contents

Documents in this collection pertain to the law offices of Simrall & Simrall from the 1930s through the 1950s. Much of the collection is correspondence between the law office and clients regarding legal matters. The files are not complete. Sometimes only notes on envelopes or receipts for payments made give clues as to the people involved in the cases. Other documents include items pertaining to the business itself such as bank receipts, tax receipts, and insurance information. The folders are arranged alphabetically and the items within the folder are arranged chronologically.

Dates

Creation: 1891 - 1955

Creator

Simrall & Simrall (Liberty, MO) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Horatio H. Simrall, born in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1845, came to Missouri after graduating from law school. He practiced law in Liberty, Missouri for over 40 years. Horatio married Martha Jane Denny. Their children James S. Simrall, born 1884, and Ernest G. Simrall, born 1887, were both lawyers. Both attended William Jewell College and received their law degrees from Kansas City School of Law. Both served at one time as the city attorney of Liberty as well as prosecuting attorneys for Clay County. James S. Simrall, Jr., born 1916, was also a lawyer and practice law in the family firm. The law offices of Simrall & Simrall were located in the National Commercial Bank Building on the Square in Liberty, Missouri.