William G. Ewing and George W. Ewing papers, 1847-1882.

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William G. Ewing and George W. Ewing papers, 1847-1882.

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Photostatic and typewritten copies of letters from Madison Sweetser regarding payment of claims to fur traders in connection with the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux (1851); a photocopied record book of lots in Winona (Minn.) owned by George W. Ewing; microfilmed letters from Richard Chute and David Olmsted concerning the removal of the Winnebago Indians to Minnesota and their annuity payments; and microfilmed deeds, accounts, inventories, and business memoranda.

6 items and 1 microfilm reel.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Ewing, George Washington, 1803-1866

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Businessman and land speculator. From the description of George Washington Ewing papers, 1829-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 162502359 Merchant, Indian trader, real estate speculator, and government lobbyist. Born on the Raisin River near Detroit in 1803, George Washington Ewing was raised on the frontier in Piqua, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father established a large fur trading operation with the Shawnees. In 1827, Ewing and his...

Ewing, William G. (William Griffith), 1801-1854.

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Chute, Richard, 1820-1893.

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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 ...

Sweetser, Madison, 1809-1875

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Olmsted, David, 1822-1861.

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David Olmsted was born May 5, 1822 in Fairfax (Franklin County), Vermont. After living in the lead mining region near Potosi (Grant County), Wis. (1838-1840), he lived in Monona Township (Clayton County), Ia. (1840-1848), where he farmed, traded with the Winnebago Indians at Fort Atkinson, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention (1846). Following the 1848 removal of the Winnebago Indians to the Long Prairie reservation (Todd County, Minn.), Olmsted move...