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Open book Letter steamboat Warrior, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo., 1835 June 2

Title Letter steamboat Warrior, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo., 1835 June 2

Creator Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848

Date 1835

Place Middle West

Language English

Subjects Fox Indians, Sauk Indians

Description Text of letter on p. [1]; address and endorsement on p. [4]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary June 2, 1835, letter written for Keokuk aboard the steamboat "Warrior" and signed with his mark, to Pierre Chouteau, St. Louis fur trader and financier, containing instructions regarding the delivery of a tent ordered by Keokuk in St. Louis. Keokuk wished the tent sent to the "trading house of Mr. Smith at the foot of the lower rapids."

Biographical/Historical Note Non-hereditary chief of the Sauk and Fox Indians who urged his people not to resist white advances. After the Black Hawk War in 1832, the U.S. appointed Keokuk chief of the Sauks and Foxes, gave him responsibility for administering a $20,000 annuity, and awarded his supporters 400 square miles of territory on the Iowa River in Iowa.

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

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American

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 474

BibID 143414

Size 2425px × 2991px 20.78 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991434148805867_Ayer_MS_474_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IC6Y