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Letters 1824-1834

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Title Letters 1824-1834

Creator Davenport, George, 1783-1845

Date 1824-1834

Place Middle West

Language English

Subjects American Fur Company,Pratte, Chouteau and Company,Dakota Indians,Fox Indians,Fur trade,Fur traders,Menominee Indians,Sauk Indians,Winnebago Indians

Summary Correspondence, 1824-1834, of George Davenport regarding Indian and fur trade matters. Subjects include the pursuit by a Sauk and Fox war party of Sioux believed to have killed a party of white cattle drivers and their herd (1824); trade with the Winnebagos on the Rock River (1826); territorial incursions by other American Fur Company trade outfits (1826); the apprehension of Fox Indians responsible for murdering Menominee and Winnebago Indians (1834); and a controversy regarding the delivery of annuity goods (1834). Correspondents, all in St. Louis, include Oliver N. Bostwick and Russell Farnham (American Fur Company agents), and Pratte, Chouteau and Company (purchaser in 1834 of the Western Department of the American Fur Company)

Biographical/Historical Note Soldier, Rock Island, Ill., fur trader, and a founder of Davenport, Iowa.

Extent 3 items (2 folders) ; 33 cm or smaller.

Format Correspondence, Records, Sources

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Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 215

BibID 991373978805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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