Alexander Barclay papers, 1823-1858.

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Alexander Barclay papers, 1823-1858.

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The Alexander Barclay papers include 58 letters by him, especially to Mary and George, 1829-1854; his diary, November 11, 1845-February 22, 1850, kept at the Hardscrabble Settlement and at Barclay's Fort; and various business papers. Among his correspondents were William Adamson, James Barry, Charles Bent, Robert Betts, Alexander Cathcart, H.L. Dickinson, Joseph B. Doyle, Lewis A. Edwards, Thomas Fitzpatrick, J.T. Fitzwater, Jacob Hall, Eugene Leitensdorfer, William C. Mitchell, John S. Phelps, John Pope, and George Simpson. Besides Alexander's papers, the collection includes correspondence of George Barclay (d.1871), and their sister Mary (1812?-1851), mostly with other members of the Barclay family.

Originals: 1 boxTranscriptions: 1 boxCopy of diary, 1845-1850 : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Box 2362X) and positive.

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Barclay, Mary, 1812?-1851.

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Barclay, Alexander, 1810-1855

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A young Englishman, Barclay traveled to Upper Canada in 1833, settling at the Maitland Concession. In 1836 he moved on to St. Louis, and two years later went out to Bent's Fort on the Arkansas as superintendent of stores and bookkeeper. He continued at the fort until 1842, then became a trader, and by 1844 had located at the Hardscrabble Settlement in present Colorado. After the American conquest of New Mexico in 1846, he was made alcalde for the upper Arkansas area. In the spring of 1848 he fou...

Barclay, George, d. 1871.

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