Miscellaneous papers, 1797-1833.

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Miscellaneous papers, 1797-1833.

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Photostatic and typewritten copies of papers of William Clark, superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, 1817-1830. Present are Clark's diary of a journey from St. Louis to the trading post at Fort Osage in 1808; excerpts from the Clark papers in the possession of the Kansas Historical Society pertaining to Indian affairs in the Upper Mississippi Valley; Clark's correspondence with Thomas Forsyth, 1797-1833, from the Tesson collection in the possession of the Missouri Historical Society; and miscellaneous pieces. Included are letters from Joseph Street to Clark at Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1830-1832; letters from Charles Hempstead, Washington, D.C., 1830; an 1808 letter from Clark to Henry Dearborn; and a journal of activities with Lewis Cass at Prairie du Chien, 1825.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833

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Indian agent, 1812-1830. Residing in Peoria, Ill., since 1804, Thomas Forsyth was appointed Indian sub-agent without specific assignment in 1812. In 1818, he was appointed agent for the Missouri Territory and was stationed by 1821 in Sauk and Fox country at Fort Armstrong on Rock Island. Forsyth remained as agent to the Sauk and Fox until his retirement in 1830. From the description of A list of licences granted by Thomas Forsyth, Indian agent, to sundry pers...

Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829

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Revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Callenden Irvine, 1803 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529279 Army officer, U.S. Secretary of War, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1800-1814. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972156 Major general, politician, and statesman. From the description of Papers, 1761-1826. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Street, Joseph Monfort, 1782-1840.

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Hempstead, Charles S., 1794-1874

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Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Explorer, governor of the Territory of Missouri, army officer, and the U.S. superintendent of Indian Affairs. From the description of William Clark papers, 1816-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452648 Explorer. From the description of [Codicil to will] 1837. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 29305311 Army officer best known for partnership in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1794, he was Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion...