Letters, 1823-1826.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Farnham, Russell, 1784-1832

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Fur trader. Born in Massachusetts, Russell Farnham was recruited in 1810 for the Astoria enterprise. Around 1817 he was placed in charge of the Mississippi and Missouri operations (Sauk, Fox, and Iowa outfits) of the American Fur Company. He died of cholera in St. Louis in 1832. From the description of Letters, 1823-1826. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37129237 ...

Bostwick, O. N. (Oliver N.)

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Fur trader, prior to 1823 in partnership with David Stone (Stone, Bostwick and Co.), and from 1823 to 1827 under contract with the American Fur Company, serving as agent of its Western Department in St. Louis. From the description of Letter : Vincennes, [Ind.], to Samuel Abbott, Saint Louis, Mo., 1823 Nov. 22. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36369421 ...

Abbott, Samuel, -1851

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Michilimackinac, Michigan, collector of customs, village president, magistrate, notary public, and American Fur Company agent. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, to Ramsay Crooks, New York, 1822 Apr. 26. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35988474 ...

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...

Chouteau, Charles P.

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