Richard Chute and familypapers. 1826-1977 (bulk 1852-1939).

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Richard Chute and familypapers. 1826-1977 (bulk 1852-1939).

Correspondence and papers of a pioneer Minneapolisbusinessman and his family. Includes information about Chute's involvement in thefur trade and his association with the Ewing and Chouteau fur trade interests; realestate deals in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota; the construction of theMinneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad line; the promotion anddevelopment of Princeton, Minnesota with associate John S. Prince; the activities ofthe St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company, including the development of water powerat Saint Anthony Falls; and the family's involvement in Twin Cities real estatethrough its Chute Brothers and Chute Brothers Company.

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Richard Chute was born September 23, 1820, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of James Chute (1788-1834) and his wife Martha Hewes Clapp. James Chute initially was a school teacher but later became a Presbyterian minister, moving his family to Columbus, Ohio. In 1831 the family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Chute's parents both died by the time he was 15 years old. In 1841 Chute went to work as a clerk for W. G. and G. W. Ewing, Fort Wayne, Indiana-based buyers of furs ...

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