AUGUSTE LOUIS LARPENTEUR AND FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Larpenteur, Auguste Louis, 1823-1919, creator. | |
| Title: | Auguste L. Larpenteur and family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1792-1954 (bulk 1834-1915). | |
| Language: | Materials in English, German, and French. | |
| Abstract: | Reminiscences (1915) of Auguste Louis Larpenteur, a pioneer St. Paul, Minnesota settler and businessman who was active in civic affairs and politics, letterpress copies of his general outgoing correspondence (1900-1913), and writings by him on various subjects (1899-1913); a microfilm reproduction of an autobiography (1870-1872), three diaries (1834-1837, 1864-1872), and a cashbook (1869-1870) of fur trader Charles Larpenteur; a diary kept by Francis B. Larpenteur on a farm near St. Paul (1856-1861); a scrapbook of Emily Larpenteur Zenzius (ca. 1858-ca. 1886); assorted family papers and memorabilia (1792-1954); and newspaper clippings on Larpenteur family members, the Catholic church, and other religious topics (1890-1901, 1950). | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (3 boxes, incl. 11 vols.) and 1 microfilm reel. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Auguste Louis Larpenteur, pioneer St. Paul, Minnesota settler, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 16, 1823, the son of Louis Augustine and Melinda (Simmons) Larpenteur. He came to St. Paul in 1843 and worked at the store of fur traders William E. Hartshorn and Henry Jackson as clerk and interpreter. From the 1850s through 1887 he was engaged, with partners or alone, in the fur trade, merchandise, wholesale grocery, commission, and real estate businesses. At various times during the 1860s and 1870s he had business associations with Henry C. Burbank and James C. Burbank, Amherst H. Wilder, and Channing Seabury. In 1888, after traveling to France and California, he retired in St. Paul. From the 1840s until his death in 1919 (on February 24) Larpenteur was active in many civic and political affairs of the city, county, territory, and state.
Larpenteur married Mary Josephine Presley in St. Paul in 1845; they had ten children.
Other family members represented in the papers include Charles Larpenteur, a fur trader who was the uncle of Auguste Louis, siblings Francis B. Larpenteur and Emily Larpenteur Zenzius, nephew and niece of Charles and first cousins of Auguste Louis, and Conrad Zenzius, Emily’s husband.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Original Charles Larpenteur materials that have been microfilmed are closed to general use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Auguste L. Larpenteur and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 1774H; 1778A1; 1827; 1936; 7996; 10,833
Microfilm production:
Charles Larpenteur materials (5 vols.) Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1956. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm.
Microfilm of the Charles Larpenteur materials is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Deborah Kahn, October 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990017333380104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P635 | 1 | Correspondence and other papers, undated and 1792-1915, 1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, undated and [189-]-1950. | |||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||
| M81 | 1 | Volume 1. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Union, September 1834 - August 1837. | |||||||||
| Includes descriptions of events that occurred in 1833. | |||||||||||
| Volume 2. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Union, March 1864 - August 1866. | |||||||||||
| Volume 3. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Buford, August 1867 - March 1872. | |||||||||||
| Volume 4. Charles Larpenteur. Cash Book, October 1869 - June 1870. | |||||||||||
| Volume 5. Charles Larpenteur. Autobiography, 1870-1872. | |||||||||||
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| P635 | 2 | Volume 6. Auguste Louis Larpenteur. Letterpress Book, April 1900 - September 1902. | |||||||||
| Volume 7. Auguste Louis Larpenteur. Letterpress Book, January-October 1906. | |||||||||||
| Volume 8. Auguste Louis Larpenteur. Letterpress Book, October 1911 - August 1913. | |||||||||||
| Volume 9. Francis B. Larpenteur. Journal [diary], July 1856 - August 1861. | |||||||||||
| Volume 10. Emily Larpenteur Zenzius. Scrapbook, [circa 1858 - circa 1886]. | |||||||||||
| Volume 11. [Conrad Zenzius?]. Notebook, undated. | |||||||||||
| Written in German. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, undated and [189-]-1950. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| P635 | 3 | Closed Originals: | |||||||||
| Microfilmed and closed to general use. Researchers are directed to use the microfilm.. | |||||||||||
| Volume 1. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Union, September 1834 - August 1837. | |||||||||||
| Includes descriptions of events that occurred in 1833. | |||||||||||
| Volume 2. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Union, March 1864 - August 1866. | |||||||||||
| Volume 3. Charles Larpenteur. Journal [diary] - Fort Buford, August 1867 - March 1872. | |||||||||||
| Volume 4. Charles Larpenteur. Cash Book, October 1869 - June 1870. | |||||||||||
| Volume 5. Charles Larpenteur. Autobiography, 1870-1872. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- Agriculture -- Minnesota.
- French Americans.
- Fur trade.
- Indians of North America.
- Religion.
- Persons:
- Larpenteur, Charles, 1807-1872.
- Larpenteur, Francis B., -1836.
- Larpenteur family.
- Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895.
- Zenzius, Conrad.
- Zenzius, Emily Larpenteur.
- Organizations:
- Catholic Church -- Minnesota.
- Catholic Church -- United States.
- Places:
- Fort Buford (N.D.).
- Fort Union (N.D.).
- Missouri River -- Description and travel.
- Northwestern States -- Description and travel.
- Saint Paul (Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Autobiographies.
- Diaries.
- Reminiscences.
- Microforms.
- Occupations:
- Fur traders.
- Pioneers.
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