George L. Davenport papers, 1819-1923.

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George L. Davenport papers, 1819-1923.

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A collection of materials related to George L. Davenport and his father and daughter. Included are correspondence between Colonel and George L. Davenport (1842-1844); general correspondence of the Colonel's (1825-1843); miscellaneous documentation of George L. (1863-1883); miscellaneous documentation and a scrapbook of Naomi, including material relating to the Civil War (1860s-1923); photostatic copies of Indian and settler account journals from the Davenport trading post (1819,1830,1833-1835); and inventories of Davenport artifacts in the State Historical Society of Iowa's museum collections.

3.25 linear ft. (3 containers)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7665611

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Iowa Historical Museum

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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...

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...

Davenport family.

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Davenport, George L., 1817-1885.

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George L. Davenport was a fur trader with the American Fur Company, a Sauk and Fox liaison, and a prominent Davenport, Iowa businessman. His father, Colonel Davenport, was an army sutler, fur trader, Indian agent and co-founder of Davenport, Iowa. Naomi Davenport was the daughter of George L. Davenport. From the description of George L. Davenport papers, 1819-1923. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 53193523 ...

Davenport, Naomi, 1842-1924.

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