[Pierre Menard collection (1766-1844)]. 1804-1847.

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[Pierre Menard collection (1766-1844)]. 1804-1847.

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Consists of materials relating to Pierre Menard, fur trader, merchant, public official, and lieutenant governor of Illinois. Includes personal and business correspondence of Menard and Felix Valle, business papers of the firm Menard and Valle, legal documents, and two account books.

105 items.

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Lovejoy Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7050067

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Lovejoy Library

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Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections.

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Menard, Pierre, 1766-1844

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Illinois' first Lieutenant-Governor (1818-1822). Menard was an early French Canadian resident of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, related by marriage to the Saucier and Chouteau families. A trader and merchant, Menard invested in trapping and exploring expeditions. He was involved in territorial politics, appointed judge in Randolph County courts, 1801; elected representative to the Indiana Territorial Legislature at Vincennes, 1806-1807; representative to the Illinois Territorial Legislature 1812-18...

Valle, Felix

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Menard and Valle (Firm)

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