Davenport, George, 1783-1845
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Fur trader; soldier, War of 1812, Black Hawk War; postmaster, Rock Island, Illinois, 1825; one of the founders of Davenport, Iowa, 1835.
From the description of Letter : Brownsville, [Pennsylvania], to John B. Patterson, Boston, Mass[achusetts], 1834 Feb. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698052
Soldier, Rock Island, Ill., fur trader, and a founder of Davenport, Iowa.
Born in Lincolnshire, Eng., George Davenport served in the U.S. army for ten years and acted as a government provisions contractor in Kentucky before arriving in Rock Island in 1816. There he began to trade with the Sauk, Fox, and Winnebago Indians in Illinois, Iowa, and southern Wisconsin. Davenport joined the American Fur Company in 1822 and had charge of the trade from the mouth of the Iowa River north to the Turkey River.
From the description of Letters, 1824-1834. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36804667
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Subjects:
- Dakota Indians
- Fox Indians
- Fur trade
- Fur traders
- Menominee Indians
- Sauk Indians
- Winnebago Indians
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- Middle West (as recorded)
- Davenport (Iowa) (as recorded)
