Kenneth McKenzie papers, 1841-1849.

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Kenneth McKenzie papers, 1841-1849.

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Includes a letter from Dr. F. S. McKenzie to Kenneth McKenzie regarding the purchase of fur trade items (1841); a letter from Kenneth McKenzie to his wife, Mary, detailing his river voyage to Wheeling en route to New York (1845); and a letter from Henry H. Sibley to Kenneth McKenzie offering to purchase the Baker property near Fort Snelling (1849).

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McKenzie, F. S.

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Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

McKenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861

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Fur trader and wealthy St. Louis businessman. Emigrating from Scotland in 1816, McKenzie worked as a clerk for the North West Company and later oganized and served as president of the Columbia Fur Company. When this firm merged in 1827 with the American Fur Company, McKenzie guided the operations of its Upper Missouri Outfit from Fort Union, N.D. After an ill-fated attempt to evade federal liquor shipment prohibitions by distilling whisky for the Indian trade, McKenzie r...