Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836
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Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836
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Vigo, Francis
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Vigo, Joseph Maria Francesco, 1747-1836
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Vigo, Joseph Maria Francesco, 1747-1836
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A native of Italy, Vigo served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. In 1772 he became a fur trader in St. Louis. Vigo later had a secret business partnership with the Spanish lieutenant Fernando de Leyba, and aided George Rogers Clark with financial assistance and intelligence. In 1783 Vigo moved to Vincennes, Ind., continued in the fur trade, and assisted Anthony Wayne and William Henry Harrison in negotiations with Native Americans.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/40546757
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91101941
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n91101941
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482656
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Subjects
Bonds
Delaware Indians
French
French
Fur trade
Indian land transfers
Indians of North America
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Piankashaw Indians
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Indiana--Vincennes
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Indiana
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Pennsylvania
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Vincennes (Ind.)
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Northwest, Old
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Middle West
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Indiana--Vincenes
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United States
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Indiana
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