William Clark Papers
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Keyword: fur
Dates: From 1808 to 1884
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Title: Description list of men destined to the Mississippi under the command of Russel Farnham
Date: 1817-08-19
Volume: 2 Page: 48 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Ramsey Crooks;
Recipient(s):
Contents: Crooks, Ramsey. Description list of men destined to the Mississippi under the command of Russel Farnham in the employ of the American Fur Company.
Description: Copy of document. 1p.
Title: Description list of men destined to the Mississippi under the command of Daniel Darling
Date: 1817-08-19
Volume: 2 Page: 49 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Ramsey Crooks;
Recipient(s):
Contents: Crooks, Ramsey. Description list of men destined to the Mississippi under the command of Daniel Darling in the employ of the American Fur Company.
Description: Copy of document. 1p.
Title: License from U.S. Indian agent, Green Bay(John Bowyer) to Russel Farnham
Date: 1818-08-18
Volume: 2 Page: 62 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): John Bowyer, U.S. Indian Agent, Green Bay;
Recipient(s): Russel Farnham of American Fur Co.;
Contents: U.S. Indian agent, Green Bay(John Bowyer) License to Russel Farnham of American Fur Co. to trade with Indians.
Description: Copy of document. 2p.
Comments: Descriptive list of American Fur Company employees under above Russell Farnham(14 names)
Title: Petition to clarify half-breed land parcels
Date: 1829-08-25
Volume: 32 Page: 3 (Microfilm reel MS-99)
Author(s): Antoine Le Claire; Antony Bell; Battis Laurel (for self and two others); Betsey Farrar; Charles Menard Jr; Chrystom Antaya; Elisabeth Horronice; Elisabeth Hunt; Francis Mombread; Francis Provats; Isaac Antaya; Isidore Antaya; James Campbell; John Connolly (for one claimant); John W. Johnson (for three claimants); Louis Courville; Madam F. Garnivelle (for self and five others); Margueritte Hebert; Maria Antaya; Maria Parnappe; Maurice Blundow (for self and four other claimants); Pier Cardinall; Pier Iandran; Pier Lauvier; Russell Farnham (for four claimants); Strange Powers; Victor Blondow;
Recipient(s): United States Congress;
Contents: Contains petition to the Congress of the U.S., by representatives of half-breeds (by white men and Indian women of the Sac & Fox tribes) to pass laws to clarify the parcel of land in the state of Missouri ajudicated to half breeds; states that success of this group cannot flourish without further help from the federal govt.; strife exists where citizens of Missouri base their land ownership on French or Spanish claims.
Description: Copy of petition. 7p.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-07-11
Volume: 4 Page: 131 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L;
Recipient(s): John H. Eaton, Sctry. War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Hon Sctry War (John H. Eaton) Informs the Sec. of War that a treaty of peace and friendship between the Socks & Foxes, the Sioux, the Winnebagoes, the Menominees, the O. Mahaws, the Ioways, and the Ottoes, was signed on July 10. Other Sioux bands will probably sign. Further negotiations concern extinguishment of Indiand claims to certain lands lying between the head waters of the Des Moine and the Missouri.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Comments: Published in Serial 245, p. 78.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-08-06
Volume: 6 Page: 3 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Lawrence Taliaferro, U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters.;
Recipient(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L.;
Contents: U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters(Lawrence Taliaferro) To Genl. Wm. Clark. Concerning trading posts in agency area; expects trouble from Joseph Rolette and traders from Prairie du Chien; American Fur Company agent should be watched; anticipates violations of trading laws.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-09-10
Volume: 6 Page: 73 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Joseph Rolette, agent American Fur Company, Prairie du Chien;
Recipient(s): Lawrence Taliaferro, Esqr., Indian agent at St. Peters.;
Contents: Rolette, Joseph, agent American Fur Company, Prairie du Chien To Lawrence Taliaferro, Esqr., Indian Agent at St. Peters. Request for trading location on Birch River.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Comments: Note, appended(L. Taliaferro to Genl. Wm. Clark) approved Birch River and another site for trading posts.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-11-11
Volume: 4 Page: 192 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L;
Recipient(s): Hon. P.G. Randolph, Sr., Act. Sec. War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Hon. P.G. Randolph, Sr., Act. Sec. War. Acknowledges receipt of letters relating to furlough for sub agent Williams; and views of the department on Mjr. Taliaferro's suggestion respecting introduction of liquor into the Indian country by traders; transfer of sub agent Burnett; etc.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-11-16
Volume: 4 Page: 187 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L;
Recipient(s): Hon. Sctry. War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Hon. Sctry. War. Encloses report of Mr. Sanford, sub agent for the Mandans & c. of upper Missouri, and statement of Mr. M.S. Cerre, partner in a trading fur company, regarding murder of three men of the fur company by the Ricarre Indians. Discusses measures to punish the murderers; cites need for military force to arrest the guilty Indians.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-12-03
Volume: 6 Page: 80 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Jon. L. Bean, U.S. Ind. Sub-agt for Upper Missouri;
Recipient(s): William Clark, S.I.A., St. Louis;
Contents: U.S. Ind. Sub-agent for Upper Missouri (Jon. L. Bean) To Genl. Wm. Clark. Reports Sioux attack on party of three American Fur Company clerks; liquor must be prohibited to the Indians or troops will be necessary.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
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