Newberry Library - Letter Kaskaskia Ill. to Mr. Ramsay Crooks, St. Louis, 1822 July 9

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Open book Letter Kaskaskia Ill. to Mr. Ramsay Crooks, St. Louis, 1822 July 9

Title Letter Kaskaskia Ill. to Mr. Ramsay Crooks, St. Louis, 1822 July 9

Creator Menard and Valle (Firm)

Date 1822

Place Illinois, Illinois--Kaskaskia, Missouri, Missouri--Saint Louis, Saint Louis (Mo.)

Language English

Subjects American Fur Company, Fur trade, Fur traders, Menard and Valle (Firm)

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Letter written by the firm of Menard and Valle on July 9, 1822 to Ramsay Crooks, general manager of the American Fur Company. In this letter Crooks is advised that the firm was unable to sell their deerskins to agent Wilson Hunt. Further, the letter continues to inform Crooks that the whole lot of skins has been purchased by Oliver N. Bostwick, another fur trader.

Biographical/Historical Note The firm of Menard and Valle was headed by Pierre Menard, an established fur trader and statesmen from Kaskaskia, Ill. This firm served as a distributor of furs and had ties with traders in southern Missouri and adjacent territories.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American, Records and correspondence

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 596

BibID 144022

Size 2372px × 2949px 20.04 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991440228805867_Ayer_MS_596_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IC9K