Articles related to "Auguste Chouteau"



SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI: Where the American West Began
In 1763 Pierre Laclede, with the help of Auguste Chouteau the son of Laclede's mistress Marie Chouteau, established a fur trading post in the wilderness along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Today, that location is the site of Saint Louis, Missouri. This was the beginning of the fur trade in the west, as well as the settlement of the Great American Plains.
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Jacques Clamorgan
A short history of Jacques Clamorgan, early settler of St. Louis and trader with Native Americans.
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Getting What They Prayed For and More: part 2
In 1833 the Christian Advocate and Journal reported on the visit of four Indians from the Far West to William Clark in St. Louis, Missouri. This Indian delegation was seeking a Christian religious leader to bring the word of God to their tribes beyond the Rocky Mountains.
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MANUEL LISA: A Scoundrel Among Scoundrels
Spaniard Manuel Lisa was known for his sly and underhanded business dealings in Saint Louis, Missouri. But Lisa was not the only scoundrel of the day. Some of his opposition, back in the early 1800's, included Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Chouteaus of the founding French family of Saint Louis. The contention between Lisa and the Chouteaus concerned the fur trade with the Osage Indians.
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