Chouteaus and Fur Trade
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Chouteaus and Fur Trade
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Short description of the Chouteaus' fur trade dominance on the Missouri River in the late 1700s, leading to their agreement with the Spanish government to build Fort Carondelet for exclusive trading rights in 1794 with the Osage Indians.
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Creator Name
Creator: Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin
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Date(s)
1943
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Related Item
Missouri and Missourians: Land of Contrasts and People of Achievements
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Note(s)
We know that the fort [Carondelet] was still standing as late as 1800 although by 1806 Zebulon Pike and Lieutenant James Wilkinson found 'the spot being marked only by the superior growth of vegetation.'
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Shelf Locator
MVSC Q977.8 S55MI
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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