Letter : Executive Office, [St. Louis], Missouri Territory, to [Auguste Chouteau], 1819 Aug. 11.

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Letter : Executive Office, [St. Louis], Missouri Territory, to [Auguste Chouteau], 1819 Aug. 11.

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July 11, 1819, letter from Frederick Bates, secretary of the Missouri Territory, 1812-1820, to Auguste Chouteau of St. Louis, acknowledging receipt of the treaty with the Kickapoo Indians negotiated by Chouteau and fellow U.S. commissioner, Benjamin Stephenson, July 30, 1819, at Edwardsville, Ill.

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Missouri governor. Frederick Bates was a resident of Detroit from 1797 to 1807, as merchant and holder of various governmental offices. After moving to St. Louis, he served as secretary of Louisiana and (subsequently) Missouri Territory, and from 1824 until his death in 1825 as governor of Missouri. (from Sprenger guide) From the description of Frederick Bates papers, 1795-1927. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 317148234 ...

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Born in New Orleans, son of Rene Auguste and Marie Theresa Bourgeois Chouteau, baptized, Sept. 7, 1749. In 1763 went with his stepfather Pierre Laclede to select a site for a new settlement which was named St. Louis. Built up a large fur trade business and held various government posts when the territory was ceded to the U.S. Became the wealthiest citizen and largest landholder in St. Louis. Married Marie Therese Cerre Sept. 26, 1786, and they had four sons and three daughters. Died in St. Louis...