Prescott, Philander, 1801-1862
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Prescott was born (September 17, 1801) in Phelpstown, New York, the son of Joel and Lucy (Reed) Prescott. He joined his brother Zachariah in Detroit in 1820; arrived later that year at Camp New Hope (Fort Snelling, Minn.); married (1823) the daughter of a Dakota chief; engaged in the fur trade with the American and Columbia fur trading companies and in partnership with Alexis Bailly; was associated with Lawrence Taliaferro's Eatonville agricultural colony for the Indians; was an interpreter during the Traverse des Sioux treaty negotiations (1851); and was killed (August 17, 1862) at the beginning of the U.S.-Dakota War.
See first folder in the collection for more detailed information.
From the guide to the Philander Prescott reminiscences and related papers., undated and [1861?]., (Minnesota Historical Society)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Baxter, Luther Loren, 1838-1915. Luther L. Baxter and family papers, 1853-1950. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Case, John H., 1848-1926. John H. Case and family papers, 1854-1941. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
referencedIn | John H. Case and family papers., 1854-1941. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
referencedIn | Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899. Diaries, 1851 May 7-July 18. | Newberry Library | |
creatorOf | Philander Prescott reminiscences and related papers., undated and [1861?]. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Prescott, Philander, 1801-1862. Philander Prescott reminiscences and related papers, [1861?]. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
creatorOf | Prescott, Philander, d. 1801. Philander Prescott papers, 1819 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
referencedIn | Satterlee, Marion P. A faithful servant, 1933 / by M. P. Satterlee. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts |
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associatedWith | Aitkin, William Alexander, d. 1851. |
associatedWith | American Fur Company. |
associatedWith | Bailly, Alexis, 1798-1861. |
associatedWith | Baxter, Luther Loren, 1838-1915. |
associatedWith | Case, John H., 1848-1926. |
associatedWith | Columbia Fur Company. |
associatedWith | Columbia Fur Company. |
associatedWith | Dickson, Robert, ca. 1765-1823. |
associatedWith | Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899. |
associatedWith | Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903. |
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Birth 1801
Death 1862
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