Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company records, 1844.

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Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company records, 1844.

Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company was a St. Louis, Missouri, based fur trading company with operations on the Upper Missouri River, including the area that later became Montana. Records consist of an order of attachment (1844) on the property of the estate of Joseph Rolette, Crawford County, Wisconsin, for non-performance of a contract. This collection contains a court order of attachment on the property of the estate of Joseph Rolette of Crawford County, Wisconsin. This order was the result of a suit filed by Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company against Rolette's estate for non-performance of a contract. (Small Collection 66)

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Montana Historical Society Library

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Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company

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Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company, a St. Louis, Missouri-based fur trading company, was formed through the purchase of the assets of the American Fur Company's Western Department, in 1834 by Bernard Pratte and Pierre Chouteau, Jr. The new firm operated as Pratte, Chouteau and Company, but in 1838, Pratte retired, Chouteau gained control and the firm operated for the remainder of its existence under his name. The firm, however, continued to be known as the American Fur Company throughout its opera...

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