Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865

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Resident of St. Louis, Missouri.

From the description of Promissory note, 1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487045

Resident of Missouri.

From the description of Statement, 1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122623211

Resident of Saint Clair County, Illinois.

From the description of Statement, 1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609507

Pierre Chouteau, a member of a St. Louis fur trading family, was born in St. Louis, Missouri (January 19, 1789), the son of Jean Pierre and Pelagie (Kiersereau) Chouteau. He entered the fur trade business with his father (1809); organized and participated in a number of fur companies (1831-1838): Bernard Pratte and Company, Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and Company, Chouteau and McKenzie; and operated a rolling mill in St. Louis (1850). He was also an original incorporator of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (1851). He died in St. Louis, Missouri (September 6, 1865).

From the guide to the Pierre Chouteau and family papers., 1799-1850., (Minnesota Historical Society)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn American Fur Company papers., 1831-1849. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Pratte, Bernard, 1803-1886. Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28. Newberry Library
creatorOf Le Claire, Antoine, b. 1797. Letter : Davenport, Iowa, to Mr. P. Cheauteau Jr., St. Louis, 1841 Nov. 1. Newberry Library
creatorOf Menard, Pierre, 1766-1844. Letter : Kaskaskia [Ill.] to Mr. P[ierre] Chouteau, St. Louis, 1840 Mar. 19. Newberry Library
creatorOf Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1808-1857, bulk 1840-1857. Newberry Library
referencedIn Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1837-1839. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Chouteau, Pierre. Statement, 1829. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Letter : New York, to Charles P. Chouteau, Esq. in St. Louis, Mo., 1852 May 4. Newberry Library
creatorOf Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. Letters, 1822-1834. Newberry Library
creatorOf Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. Hercules L. Dousman papers, 1848-1853 [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Chouteau, Pierre. Statement, 1817. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Chouteau, Pierre. Promissory note, 1825. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf 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. Newberry Library
referencedIn Henry family. Papers, 1758-1909. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848. Letter : Steamboat Warrior, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo., 1835 June 2. Newberry Library
referencedIn Dakota County (Minn.). Register of Deeds. Selected land records relating to Henry Hastings Sibley, Alexander Faribault, and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., 1854-1922. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Chouteau, Auguste, 1750-1829. Pierre Chouteau and others' papers, 1792-1888. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865. Pierre Chouteau and family papers, 1799-1850. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Pierre Chouteau and family papers., 1799-1850. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Pratte, Bernard, 1803-1886. Letter : Boonville, Mo., to Peter [i.e. Pierre] Chouteau Jr., St. Louis, [Mo.], 1836 Apr. 28. Newberry Library
referencedIn 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. Newberry Library
creatorOf Pierre Chouteau letter, 1840 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Brisbois, Charles, d. 1847. Green Bay and Prairie du Chien papers, 1774-1895. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Fur Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. person
associatedWith Ayer, Edward E., 1841-1927, person
associatedWith Babcock, Willoughby M. person
associatedWith Borup, Charles W. W. (Charles William Wulff), 1806-1859. person
associatedWith Chouteau, August P. person
associatedWith Chouteau, Charles P. person
associatedWith Chouteau family. family
associatedWith Chouteau, Henry. person
associatedWith Chouteau, Henry. person
associatedWith Columbia Fur Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Crooks, Ramsay, 1787-1859. person
associatedWith Dakota County (Minn.). Register of Deeds. corporateBody
associatedWith Davenport, George. person
associatedWith Davenport, George. person
associatedWith Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. person
associatedWith Duchouquet, Pierre. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954, person
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Henry family. family
associatedWith Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. person
correspondedWith Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848. person
associatedWith Le Claire, Antoine, b. 1797. person
associatedWith McKenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861. person
correspondedWith Menard, Pierre, 1766-1844. person
associatedWith Minnesota Outfit. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota Outfit. corporateBody
associatedWith Moore, H. person
associatedWith Moore, Nathaniel Fish, 1782-1872. person
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicholas), 1786-1843. person
associatedWith Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. person
associatedWith Pratte, Bernard, 1803-1886. person
associatedWith Renville, Joseph, 1779-1846. person
associatedWith Rice, Henry M. (Henry Mower), 1816-1894. person
associatedWith Rolette, Joseph, 1781-1842. person
associatedWith Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. person
associatedWith Sioux Outfit. corporateBody
associatedWith Sioux Outfit. corporateBody
associatedWith Street, Joseph Montfort, 1782-1840. person
associatedWith Tohill, Louis. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Mississippi River Valley
Illinois
New York (State)--New York
Saint Clair County (Ill.)
Missouri
Missouri--Saint Louis
Missouri
Subject
Slavery
Dakota Indians
Fox Indians
Fur trade
Fur trade
Law
Loans
Manuscripts, American
Sauk Indians
Occupation
Activity

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Birth 1789-01-19

Death 1865-09-06

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