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Letter concerning trade in the Missouri and Illinois regions
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Letter concerning trade in the Missouri and Illinois regions, circa 1794.
Physical Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 38 cm
Language
French
Notes
Accompanied by a typescript French transcription and a typescript English translation by an unidentified translator.
In French.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2004.
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This material is open for research.
Summary
Autograph letter, signed, from Peter Le Dru, French Jesuit missionary and ad interim curate of St. Louis, to an unidentified recipient, possibly the Baron de Carondelet, governor-general of the Louisiana Territory. Le Dru discusses business and trade in the Missouri and Illinois regions, as well as regional relations with Osage Indians.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
April 03, 2014
References
Peter Le Dru, Letter Concerning Trade in the Missouri and Illinois Regions. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Peter Le Dru, Letter Concerning Trade in the Missouri and Illinois Regions. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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