Papers, 1815-1830.

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Papers, 1815-1830.

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Papers consist of correspondence; personal account books; bills; financial ledgers; speeches; maps; diaries; legal documents; an autobiography; records of the Fort Snelling Sutler Store; records of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce Grasshopper Relief Committee; and papers of Joseph N. Nicollet and Joseph H. Laframboise. Papers relate primarily to fur trade with the Sioux Indians; the American Fur Company and the Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company; Indian treaties; Minnesota Territory politics; land speculation; railroad development; Sioux Uprising, 1862; and the Sibley Expeditions.

32 microfilm rolls ; 35 mm.

State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843

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J.N. Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, settled in the United States in 1832. In 1836-1837 he explored the sources of the Mississippi River, and in 1838-1839 he led two United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions to map the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in which he was assisted by John Charles FreĢmont. John James Abert served as commander of the Topographical Bureau and Corps of Topographical Engineers, 1829-1861. From the descript...

Laframboise, Joseph N.

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Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company

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Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company, a St. Louis, Missouri-based fur trading company, was formed through the purchase of the assets of the American Fur Company's Western Department, in 1834 by Bernard Pratte and Pierre Chouteau, Jr. The new firm operated as Pratte, Chouteau and Company, but in 1838, Pratte retired, Chouteau gained control and the firm operated for the remainder of its existence under his name. The firm, however, continued to be known as the American Fur Company throughout its opera...

St. Paul Chamber of Commerce Grasshopper Relief Committee.

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Fort Snelling Sutler Store.

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American Fur Company

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Fur trading company in the American West. From the description of Papers, 1835-1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497429 Chartered by John Astor in 1808. Astor withdrew his interest in 1834 and in 1864 the company was sold to the North Western Fur Company. From the description of American Fur Company records, 1803-1849. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 56975212 No information is available on Livingstone, except as noted above. Franchere...