WILLIAM CLARK:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Clark, William, 1770-1838.
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| Title: | William Clark papers
[microform]. |
| Dates: | 1957. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Microfilm reproduction of 28 volumes (nos. 1-13, 17-29,
31-32) containing records (1807-1855) of William Clark and other superintendents of
Indian affairs, Indian agents, and sub-agents of the Louisiana Territory and the
Missouri, St. Louis, and Central superintendencies of the United States Office of
Indian Affairs during Clark's tenure as superintendent (1807-1838) and the tenures
of others thereafter. The collection also includes two volumes (nos. 30, 33) of
records (1812-1814, 1817) of the Missouri Fur Company, of which Clark was president
of the board of directors. |
| Quantity: | 6 microfilm reels. |
| Location: | M677: See Detailed Description for
shelf locations. |
U.S. OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI
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Agency
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Dates
| | | | Louisiana Territory Agency | 1807-1812 | | |
| Missouri Superintendency | 1812-1821 | | |
| St. Louis Superintendency | 1822-1851 | | |
| Central Superintendency | 1851-1855 | | |
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Superintendents
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Dates
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| William Clark, Agent | 1807-1812 | | |
| William Clark, Superintendent | 1812-1838 | | |
| Joshua Pilcher, Superintendent | 1839-1841 | | |
| David D. Mitchell, Superintendent | 1841-1844 | | |
| Thomas Harvey, Superintendent | 1844-1849 | | |
| David D. Mitchell, Superintendent | 1849-1853 | | |
| Alfred Cumming,, Superintendent | 1853-1855 | | |
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Superintendency records include correspondence and correspondence registers, survey
field notes and plats of Indian lands, treaties and agreements between the United
States and various Indian tribes, council proceedings, claims records, trading
licenses, accounts, property returns, and diaries. These records include information
on the fur trade and trading posts, Indian relocation, treaties, killings, claims by
U. S. citizens against Indian tribes and by Indians against U. S. citizens, roads,
weather, and smallpox. The Osage, Sac and Fox, St. Peters (Minnesota), and Upper
Missouri Indian agencies are among those represented in the records, as are numerous
Indian nations, including the Dakota (Sioux), Ojibwe (Chippewa), Winnebago, and
Menominee.
Missouri Fur Company records consist of articles of association, records of the board
of directors, accounts, and ledgers.
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The collection is arranged into two series. Items within each series are arranged by
volume number.
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| | Superintendency Records |
| | Missouri Fur Company Records |
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Clark,
William, William Clark papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Microfilm production:
Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1957.
Location of originals:
Originals: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS
Accession Information:
Accession number: 11,145
Processing Information:
Processed by: Deborah M. Kahn, January 2009.
Catalog ID number: 006801868
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 1 | Volume 1. Survey field notes and plats of Indian lands; treaties
and agreements between the United States and various Indian tribes, 1830-1838. |
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| | Volume 2. Miscellaneous letters and documents relating to Indian
affairs, 1813-1825. |
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| | Volume 3. Miscellaneous letters and documents relating to Indian
affairs, 1815-1817. |
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| | Volume 4. Letters sent, 1828-1832. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 2 | Volume 5. Correspondence, abstracts, and muster rolls relating to
the provisioning of emigrating Ottawas and Shawnees of Ohio, 1832-1834. |
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| | Volume 6. Letters received (copies) from agents and others, 1827-1832. |
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| | Volume 7. Letters sent, 1839-1845. |
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| | Volume 8. Letters received (copies), 1839-1846. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 3 | Volume 9. Letters sent, 1847-1855. |
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| | Volume 10. Day book (accounts), 1832-1835. |
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| | Volume 11. Record of claims by United States citizens against
Indian tribes and by Indians against United States citizens, 1807-1830. |
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| | Volume 12. Property returns, 1840-1843. |
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| | Volume 13. Record of current accounts with Indian tribes, Indian
agents, and others, July 1, 1840 - April 1, 1843. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 4 | Volume 17. Record of current accounts with Indian tribes, Indian
agents, and others, April 6, 1843 - May 31, 1853. |
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| | Volumes 18, 19. Record of current accounts; property returns, 1839-1840. |
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| | Volume 20. Record of acounts of Indian agents and the
superintendent, 1822-1825. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 5 | Volume 21. Record of accounts of Indian agents, Upper Missouri
River Agency, 1822-1834. |
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| | Volume 22. Record of accounts of John F. A. Sanford, Indian agent
on the headwaters of the Missouri River and on the Yellowstone River, 1828-1834. |
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| | Volume 23. Record of accounts of Lawrence Taliaferro, Indian
agent at St. Peters, 1822-1834. |
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| | Volume 24. Record of accounts of Indian agents, Sac and Fox
Agency at Rock Island, 1822-1834. |
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| | Volume 25. Record of accounts of Indian agents, Osage Agency, 1824-1834. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 6 | Volume 26. Record of accounts with Indian agents and sub-agents;
several other accounts, [1826]-1836. |
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| | Volume 27. Record of accounts with agent to assist emigrating
Senecas of Ohio, agent to assist Senecas and Delawares of Indiana, and
sub-agent for Senecas, 1831-1834. |
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| | Volume 28. Statements of letters received and letters sent, 1837-1839. |
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| | Volume 29. Record of accounts with agriculturalists, agents,
blacksmiths, and contractors, 1826-1831. |
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| | Volume 31. William Clark diary, 1826-1831. |
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| | Volume 32. Record of documents and correspondence relating to a
claim of half-breeds, under the Sac and Fox treaty of 1824, to a tract
of land between the Des Moines River and the Mississippi River, 1828-1837. |
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| Location | Reel |
| M677 | 6 | Volume 30. Articles of association, board of directors records,
and accounts, 1812-1814. |
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| | Volume 33. Ledger, 1812-1813, 1817. |
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Dakota Indians -- Government relations.
- Fur trade.
- Indian land transfers.
- Indians, treatment of.
- Indians of North America -- Claims.
- Indians of North America -- Claims against.
- Indians of North America -- Education.
- Indians of North America -- Government
relations.
- Indians of North America -- Land tenure.
- Ojibwa Indians -- Government relations.
- Winnebago Indians -- government relations.
- Persons:
- Taliaferro, Lawrence,
1794-1871.
- Organizations:
- American Fur Company.
- Missouri Fur Company.
- United States. Indian Trade
Department.
- United States. Office of Indian
Affairs.
- United States. Central
Superintendency.
- United States. Missiouri
Superintendency.
- United States. St. Louis
Superintendency.
- United States. St. Peters
Agency
- Document Types:
- Business records.
- Diaries.
- Financial records.
- Treaties.
- Microforms.
- Occupations:
- Indian agents -- Minnesota.
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