Letter : Davenport, Iowa, to Mr. P. Cheauteau Jr., St. Louis, 1841 Nov. 1.

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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Davenport, George, 1783-1845

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Fur trader; soldier, War of 1812, Black Hawk War; postmaster, Rock Island, Illinois, 1825; one of the founders of Davenport, Iowa, 1835. From the description of Letter : Brownsville, [Pennsylvania], to John B. Patterson, Boston, Mass[achusetts], 1834 Feb. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28698052 Soldier, Rock Island, Ill., fur trader, and a founder of Davenport, Iowa. Born in Lincolnshire, Eng., George Davenport served...

Chouteau, Pierre, 1789-1865

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Resident of St. Louis, Missouri. From the description of Promissory note, 1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487045 Resident of Missouri. From the description of Statement, 1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122623211 Resident of Saint Clair County, Illinois. From the description of Statement, 1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609507 Pierre Chouteau, a member of a St. Louis fur trading family, was born in St. Louis, Miss...

Le Claire, Antoine, b. 1797.

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