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Benjamin O'Fallen letterbook : and related materials, 1783-1859 (bulk 1823-1829).
BANC MSS P-W 20LOCAL
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Benjamin O'Fallen letterbook: and related materials, 1783-1859 (bulk 1823-1829)Creator/Contributor:
O'Fallon, Benjamin, 1793-1842, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Clark, William., CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Atkinson, Henry., CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Ashley, William Henry, 1778-1838Creator/Contributor:
Leavenworth, Henry., CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Pilcher, Joshua, 1790-1843, CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Oliver, Pedro.Creator/Contributor:
Pouré, Eugenio.Creator/Contributor:
United States Indian Agent, Upper Missouri Agency.Creator/Contributor:
United States, War Department.Abstract:
Copybook of letters sent as U.S. Indian Agent, Upper Missouri Agency, 1823-1826, to the Secretary of War, William Clark, Henry
Atkinson, William H. Ashley, Henry Leavenworth, Joshua Pilcher, and others, reflecting life at Fort Atkinson, Council Bluffs;
the Arikara campaign, 1823; friction between the military and the Indian Office; relations with fur traders and New Mexican
officials; and general administration of Indian affairs. Copies of letters, 1826-1829, after O'Fallon's resignation as agent
primarily concern public affairs in Missouri. Accompanying the letterbook is a copy in Spanish, and translation, of the will,
St. Louis, 1783, of Eugenio Pouré, attested by Pedro Oliver and others, transcribed November 15, 1859, from county records,
St. Louis.
Date:
1823 (issued)Subject:
n-us--- -- n-us-ia -- n-us-nm -- n-us-mo -- n-us-nbArikara Campaign
Fur trade -- United States -- History -- Sources
Arikara Indians
Fourrures -- Commerce -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Sources
Arikara
Arikara Indians
Armed Forces
Fur trade
Politics and government
Council Bluffs (Iowa)
United States -- Armed Forces
New Mexico -- Politics and government
Missouri
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Fort Atkinson (Neb.) -- History -- Sources
États-Unis -- Forces armées
Missouri
Iowa -- Council Bluffs
Missouri
Missouri -- Saint Louis
Nebraska -- Fort Atkinson
New Mexico
United States
United States. -- Office of Indian Affairs.
United States. -- Office of Indian Affairs.
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Copy of original Also available on microfilm.
Original in possession of James McDonald at time of filming (1939). Transcript made for Charles L. Camp.
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to Yale University Library.
Original in: Yale University Library, Coe Collection.
Type:
letterpress copybooks.History.
Sources.
Physical Description:
microfilm
1 microfilm reel (140 frames) : negative (Rich. 118:14) and positive
1 volume
166 leaves, typescript (carbon) in 1 portfolio
Language:
English
Spanish
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-W 20LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to Yale University Library.