Benjamin O'Fallen letterbook : and related materials, 1783-1859 (bulk 1823-1829).

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Benjamin O'Fallen letterbook : and related materials, 1783-1859 (bulk 1823-1829).

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Copybook of letters sent as U.S. Indian Agent, Upper Missouri Agency, 1823-1826, to the Secretary of War, William Clark, Henry Atkinson, William H. Ashley, Henry Leavenworth, Joshua Pilcher, and others, reflecting life at Fort Atkinson, Council Bluffs; the Arikara campaign, 1823; friction between the military and the Indian Office; relations with fur traders and New Mexican officials; and general administration of Indian affairs. Copies of letters, 1826-1829, after O'Fallon's resignation as agent primarily concern public affairs in Missouri. Accompanying the letterbook is a copy in Spanish, and translation, of the will, St. Louis, 1783, of Eugenio Pouré, attested by Pedro Oliver and others, transcribed November 15, 1859, from county records, St. Louis.

Microfilm from originals : 1 microfilm reel (140 frames) : negative (Rich. 118:14) and positive.Paper copies from microfilm : 1 v.Transcript : 166 leaves, typescript (carbon) in 1 portfolio.

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Leavenworth, Henry.

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Pouré, Eugenio.

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Ashley, William Henry, 1778-1838

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William Smith was a judge, lawyer, and military man in Missouri. From the guide to the William Smith certificate of appointment, 1824, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American fur trader, explorer, and U.S. Congressman, 1831-37. From the guide to the William Henry Ashley letters, 1828, 1836, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs

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United States bureau with responsibility for Indian relations. From the description of Letter, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699812 Develops and implements, in cooperation with tribal governments, Native American organizations, other federal agencies, state & local governments, and other interested groups, economic, social, educational, and other programs for the benefit and advancement of Indian and Alaska native people. Established in 1824 within the War Dept...

United States Indian Agent. Upper Missouri Agency.

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Clark, William.

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Nothing is known about William Clark. From the description of Land records, 1778-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122508054 ...

Oliver, Pedro.

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Atkinson, Henry.

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Pilcher, Joshua, 1790-1843.

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O'Fallon, Benjamin, 1793-1842.

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