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American Fur Company papers., 1831-1849.

Title: American Fur Company papers. 1831-1849.

Microfilmed papers of the American Fur Company. Includes microfilm copies of unbound letters, invoices, blotters, orders, memorandums, letterbooks, bound volumes and other papers.

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Pratte, Bernard, 1803-1886. Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28.

Title: Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28.

Brief April 28, 1836, letter written in Boonville, Mo., and addressed to Peter Chouteau Jr., (presumably Pierre Chouteau Jr., for whom Pratte worked) in St. Louis, regarding Pratte's brief stop in Boonville, his health, and his purchase of alcohol and tobacco.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 26 cm.

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Le Claire, Antoine, b. 1797. Letter : Davenport, Iowa, to Mr. P. Cheauteau Jr., St. Louis, 1841 Nov. 1.

Title: Letter : Davenport, Iowa, to Mr. P. Cheauteau Jr., St. Louis, 1841 Nov. 1.

Letter, dated Nov. 1, 1841 in Davenport, Iowa, from Antoine Le Claire to Mr. Pierre Chouteau, Jr., in St. Louis, regarding payment of a debt.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. ; 25 cm.

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Menard, Pierre, 1766-1844. Letter : Kaskaskia [Ill.] to Mr. P[ierre] Chouteau, St. Louis, 1840 Mar. 19.

Title: Letter : Kaskaskia [Ill.] to Mr. P[ierre] Chouteau, St. Louis, 1840 Mar. 19.

Letter written by Pierre Menard on Mar. 19, 1840 to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis merchant and fur trader.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1808-1857, bulk 1840-1857.

Title: Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1808-1857, bulk 1840-1857.

Correspondence, agreements, powers of attorney, accounts, promissory notes, etc., of Hercules Dousman, primarily relating to his fur trade business.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (52 items in 1 box)

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Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1837-1839.

Title: Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1837-1839.

Unofficial and private correspondence between C. A. Harris, commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D. C., and E. A. Hitchcock, military distributing officer in the Indian department in St. Louis, and others concerns the removal of Indians from Missouri Territory, treaties, conflicts between the military and Indian department, appropriations by Congress, delay in remittances and inaccurate accounts, padded muster rolls, transportation of goods, and the possible transfer of Hitchcock. There is a printed copy of the "Treaty between the U. S. of America and the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, February 21, 1838".

ArchivalResource: 94 items in 1 box.

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Chouteau, Pierre. Statement, 1829.

Title: Statement, 1829.

Handwritten and signed statement dated 3 Jan. 1829. The item was sworn before A. Gamble, a judge. The manuscript concerns a case being appealed to the Supreme Court of the state of Missouri.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 page).

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Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Letter : New York, to Charles P. Chouteau, Esq. in St. Louis, Mo., 1852 May 4.

Title: Letter : New York, to Charles P. Chouteau, Esq. in St. Louis, Mo., 1852 May 4.

Leter, dated May 4, 1852 in New York, from Pierre Chouteau, Jr., to his son, Charles P. Chouteau in Saint Louis, Mo.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. ; 28 cm.

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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. Letters, 1822-1834.

Title: Letters, 1822-1834.

Letters from John Jacob Astor regarding American Fur Company business to Samuel Abbott, Michilimackinac agent of the firm (1822); and to Pratte, Chouteau and Company of St. Louis and Pierre Chouteau (1834).

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 folders) ; 25 cm.

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Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1848-1853 [microform].

Title: Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1848-1853 [microform].

Chiefly correspondence between Dousman, a Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, trader and land speculator, and Henry M. Rice, as well as a few exchanges with Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and Company of St. Louis, Missouri.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Title: J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Twenty-two letters relating to explorations conducted by J.N. Nicollet, including eighteen letters, mostly ALS, written to him by John James Abert. Most letters written by Abert concern arrangements and instructions for Nicollet's Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions, including discussion of government appropriations and support of Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War; the assignment of John Charles Frémont to assist Nicollet; and progress and results of expeditions. Other letters from Abert relate to purchase by the United States government of data from Nicollet's exploration of the sources of the Mississippi River in 1837-1838; a draft, signed, written by Nicollet describing this expedition, including his observations on relations between settlers and Dakota and Ojibwa Indians; and two ALS from Frémont to Nicollet regarding arrangements for a second expedition in 1839. Frémont also discusses his family life and asks for Nicollet's advice regarding breaking of a marriage engagement. Both Frémont and Abert briefly refer to financial support from Pierre Chouteau Jr. and Company for a second expedition.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

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Chouteau, Pierre. Statement, 1817.

Title: Statement, 1817.

Handwritten and signed statement dated 14 July 1817. The item was presented in the circuit court meeting in Saint Clair County, Illinois. Chouteau states he needs to secure August P. Chouteau as a witness to affirm that a Negro was delivered as claimed.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 page).

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Chouteau, Pierre. Promissory note, 1825.

Title: Promissory note, 1825.

Handwritten and signed promissory note, dated 21 March 1825, and composed in St. Louis, Missouri. Chouteau agrees to pay Pierre Duchouquet the $1000 Duchouquet had loaned him.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 page).

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843.

Title: Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843.

Photographic and typed copies of correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and diaries relating to Joseph N. Nicollet and his scientific explorations.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes).

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Title: J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Twenty-two letters relating to explorations conducted by J.N. Nicollet, including eighteen letters, mostly ALS, written to him by John James Abert. Most letters written by Abert concern arrangements and instructions for Nicollet's Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions, including discussion of government appropriations and support of Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War; the assignment of John Charles Frémont to assist Nicollet; and progress and results of expeditions. Other letters from Abert relate to purchase by the United States government of data from Nicollet's exploration of the sources of the Mississippi River in 1837-1838; a draft, signed, written by Nicollet describing this expedition, including his observations on relations between settlers and Dakota and Ojibwa Indians; and two ALS from Frémont to Nicollet regarding arrangements for a second expedition in 1839. Frémont also discusses his family life and asks for Nicollet's advice regarding breaking of a marriage engagement. Both Frémont and Abert briefly refer to financial support from Pierre Chouteau Jr. and Company for a second expedition.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

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Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Letter : Saint Louis, to Mr. H. Moore, ou tout autre personne ayant charge des affaires de Mr. Rolette, Rivière St. Pierre, April 5, 1833.

Title: Letter : Saint Louis, to Mr. H. Moore, ou tout autre personne ayant charge des affaires de Mr. Rolette, Rivière St. Pierre, April 5, 1833.

Leter, Dated April 5, 1833 in Saint Louis, from Pierre Chouteau, Jr., agent for the American Fur Co., to Mr. H. Moore (or any other person in charge of Mr. Rolette's affairs [Joseph Rolette, Prairie du Chien, Wis. fur trader]), on the St. Pierre River.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. ; 25 cm.

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Henry family. Papers, 1758-1909.

Title: Papers, 1758-1909.

The records of the Henry family document the line leading from the first William to Granville, with some records of William, III.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear ft.

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Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848. Letter : Steamboat Warrior, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo., 1835 June 2.

Title: Letter : Steamboat Warrior, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo., 1835 June 2.

June 2, 1835, letter written for Keokuk aboard the steamboat "Warrior" and signed with his mark, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis fur trader and financier, containing instructions regarding the delivery of a tent ordered by Keokuk in St. Louis.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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Dakota County (Minn.). Register of Deeds. Selected land records relating to Henry Hastings Sibley, Alexander Faribault, and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., 1854-1922.

Title: Selected land records relating to Henry Hastings Sibley, Alexander Faribault, and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., 1854-1922.

Positive photostatic copies of deeds (1854-1872, 1877, 1899) documenting land in Dakota County bought and sold by Henry H. Sibley, Alexander Faribault, Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and other members of their families. Also present are positive photostats of two probate court decrees (1892, 1922), originally filed in Ramsey County, regarding certain Dakota County lands included in Sibley's estate.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder, incl. 29 items.

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Chouteau, Auguste, 1750-1829. Pierre Chouteau and others' papers, 1792-1888.

Title: Pierre Chouteau and others' papers, 1792-1888.

Copies of papers dealing with the fur trade in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, from the originals at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, consisting of: papers of Pierre Chouteau, Auguste Chouteau, and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., 1787-1859; 2 letter books of Charles Gratiot, 1792-1816; letter book of Cabanné and Company, 1817-1819; papers of William L. Sublette and Company, 1826-1888; papers of Benito Vasquez, 1811-1842; and papers of Thomas Forsyth of Rock Island, Illinios, 1811-1822 consisting chiefly of letters to William Clark and Indian speehes. Many of these records are in French.

ArchivalResource: 0.9 c.f. (2 black boxes and 1 volume)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145787581 View

Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Pierre Chouteau and family papers, 1799-1850.

Title: Pierre Chouteau and family papers, 1799-1850.

Original, photostatic copies, and typed transcripts of letters between Pierre Chouteau, Henry Chouteau, Ramsay Crooks, George Davenport, Hercules L. Dousman, Kenneth McKenzie, Henry M. Rice, Joseph Rolette, Henry H. Sibley, Joseph M. Street and others as well as contracts, accounts, and other related documents concerning the fur trade, fur companies, the Dakota, Sauk, and Fox Indians, and similar matters.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cubic feet (1 box and 10 items in reserve).

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Pierre Chouteau and family papers., 1799-1850.

Title: Pierre Chouteau and family papers. 1799-1850.

Original, photostatic copies, and typed transcripts of letters between Pierre Chouteau, Henry Chouteau, Ramsay Crooks, George Davenport, Hercules L. Dousman, Kenneth McKenzie, Henry M. Rice, Joseph Rolette, Henry H. Sibley, Joseph M. Street and others as well as contracts, accounts, and other related documents concerning the fur trade, fur companies, the Dakota, Sauk, and Fox Indians, and similar matters.

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Pratte, Bernard, 1803-1886. Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28.

Title: Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28.

Brief April 28, 1836, letter written in Boonville, Mo., and addressed to Peter Chouteau Jr., (presumably Pierre Chouteau Jr., for whom Pratte worked) in St. Louis, regarding Pratte's brief stop in Boonville, his health, and his purchase of alcohol and tobacco.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39641080 View

Moore, Nathaniel Fish, 1782-1872. Journey by way of Buffalo and the lakes to the falls of St. Anthony : and return thence by way of St. Louis and the Ohio River in the autumn of 1845, 1845 July 3 - Sept. 20.

Title: Journey by way of Buffalo and the lakes to the falls of St. Anthony : and return thence by way of St. Louis and the Ohio River in the autumn of 1845, 1845 July 3 - Sept. 20.

Diary kept by Moore on his July 3 - Sept. 20, 1845, excursion from New York City to the Mississippi.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (89 p.) ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35233184 View

Pierre Chouteau letter, 1840

Title: Pierre Chouteau letter 1840

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

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Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954.

Title: The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954.

The Longwood Manuscripts comprise the manuscript collections of P.S. du Pont. They formed the core collection of the Longwood Library, established as an independent research library in the year of his death. In 1961 the Longwood Library merged with the Hagley Musuem, and the collection became known as The Longwood Manuscripts.

ArchivalResource: 1,065 linear ft.

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Brisbois, Charles, d. 1847. Green Bay and Prairie du Chien papers, 1774-1895.

Title: Green Bay and Prairie du Chien papers, 1774-1895.

Papers relating to the fur trade in Wisconsin and the Northwest collected by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from a variety of sources and bound together in 1906, with some later additions. Included are papers of the Grignon, Lawe, and Porlier families; letter books of Hercules Dousman; papers of Morgan L. Martin concerning lands, politics, early Milwaukee, and the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement Company; accounts of Charles Brisbois; and records of the American Fur Company post at Prairie du Chien, Wis. The correspondence up to about 1830 is largely that of the Porlier and Lawe families. Among that of the former are family letters especially between Jacques Porlier and his son, Joseph Jacques; from William Dickson, 1819-1821; from Alexis Bailly; Joseph Brisbois; and Lewis Rouse. The Lawe papers include many drafts of John Lawe's own letters; letters received from relatives, from Stanislaus Chappu and George Surwick, traders at Oconto and Pensaukee for the Lawes; from Michael Dousman; and officials of the American Fur Company. After 1836 there are letters from Robert M. Eberts and Andrew J. Vieau, who successively associated with Lawe in operating a sawmill and gristmill at Two Rivers, Wis. Letters from Wilson P. Hunt of St. Louis deal with the estate and family affairs of Nicolas Boilvin. There are a number of letters written by Richard F. Cadle, and a few letters addressed to Amable Grignon, George Boyd, and James D. Doty. Beginning with 1829, the papers of Peter Bernard Grignon form a large part of the collection. They include correspondence dealing with his duties as clerk of the court; as contractor for the Chicago to Green Bay mail, 1836-1838; plans with Morgan L. Martin for establishing a mill on the upper Wisconsin; family letters; and miscellaneous material. Letters to Hercules L. Dousman of Prairie du Chien cover a ten-year period after 1845. Among them are a number of letters from Pierre Chouteau and Company of St. Louis; Nelson Dewey of Lancaster; George W. Jones of Dubuque; Samuel Crawford of Mineral Point; Ben C. Eastman of Platteville; John H. Kinzie of Chicago; and Henry M. Rice of St. Paul, dealing with politics, the fur trade, Indian affairs, lands, and legal matters. Letters received by Morgan L. Martin first appear in this collection in 1829, and after about 1835 form the bulk of the collection. They deal with his legal affairs; his interests in land investments, including lots in Milwaukee and the development of a number of village sites in eastern Wisconsin; Indian claims and annuity payments; affairs in Wisconsin during his terms as member of the Michigan and Wisconsin territorial legislatures, 1831-1835 and 1838-1844, and as delegate to Congress, 1845-1847; the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement Company; early Milwaukee, Wis. history; and Democratic Party politics, particularly in 1848 and other election years, including letters from Josiah A. Noonan, John Catlin, C. Latham Sholes, Benjamin H. Mooers, and others. Letters from members of the Martin family in the East, dealing with both family and business affairs, are found throughout the collection. Filed with the collection are volumes of records of the American Fur Company's post at Prairie du Chien, Wis., managed by Hercules L. Dousman, consisting of 21 volumes of account books with records of sales at the local store, to trading outfits on the upper Mississippi, at Fort Atkinson in Iowa, and to individual Indians; also invoices and inventories, and letter books kept by Dousman, 1850-1863.

ArchivalResource: 16.0 c.f. (17 archives boxes, 1 card file box, 2 flat boxes, and 49 volumes) and2 reels of microfilm (35mm)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/613414673 View