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Title
Letters Mendota, Minn., to P. Chouteau Jun. & Co., Saint Louis, Mo., 1845-1846
Creator
Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891
Date
1845-1846
Place
Great Plains
,
Minnesota
,
Minnesota--Mendota
Language
English
Subjects
American Fur Company
,
Fur trade
,
Fur traders
,
Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Company
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Summary
Two letters (Dec. 9, 1845, June 29, 1846) from Henry Hastings Sibley to Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. in St. Louis, regarding fur trade matters. Included are discussions of William Kittson's fur purchases on the Red River, the rumored impending competition of the American Fur Co. in that region, shipments and prices of furs, and requisitions of trade goods.
Biographical/Historical Note
Minnesota fur trader, pioneer, and first governor. From 1829-1834, Sibley worked at Mackinac and in Ohio as an American Fur Co. clerk and purchase agent; in 1834 he joined the Western Outfit of Ramsay Crooks' reorganized American Fur Co. in partnership with Hercules Dousman and Joseph Rolette of Prairie du Chien, Wis. Stationed at Mendota, Minn., Sibley assumed management of the Sioux trade. Beginning in 1842, Sibley and his partners transferred their business to Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co., becoming that firm's Upper Mississippi Outfit.
Extent
2 items (1 folder) ; 25 cm
Format
Correspondence
,
Manuscripts, American
,
Records and correspondence
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 807
BibID
147478
Size
2453px × 3054px 21.46 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
File Created
12/21/2013
Filename
991474788805867_Ayer_MS_807_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL122IWU
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