Davenport, George, 1783-1845
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of early merchants' papers related to Indigenous affairs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 100
Abstract
The collection of early merchants' papers related to Indigenous affairs, 1816-1838, contains letters, indentures, and other papers created by three early merchants active in the Upper Mississippi Valley region: Thomas Forsyth, Russell Farnham, and Edward Kilbourn. Included in the collection are several letters to Col. George Davenport, indentures marking the sale of Native American lands in the "Half-Breed Tract" of Iowa to Edward Kilbourn and Henry S. Austin in 1838, and other documents...
Dates:
1816-1838
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Discrete oversize items
Collection
Identifier: MSS 400
Abstract
Discrete oversize items, circa 15th century-2016 and undated, contains oversize flat items, rolled items, and framed items primarily relating to Augustana College and local history. Materials include maps, posters, book and manuscript pages, newsclippings, subject files, portraits, photographs, art prints, building sketches, and advertisements. The items in this collection were collected by Special Collections staff over a period of several decades. Materials largely relate to Augustana...
Dates:
circa 1400s-2016 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Indian trade ledgers collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 101
Abstract
The Indian trade ledgers collection, 1819-1979 (bulk 1819-1935), primarily includes eight original and two photocopied ledgers recording trade relations between settlers and Indigenous groups in the Upper Mississippi Valley. The trade ledgers list merchandise traded by Native Americans and settlers, such as food, work tools, and animals. Some ledgers also list inventories of merchandise in stock at the trading posts and accounts for money owed. The collection also includes a list of persons...
Dates:
1819-1979; Majority of material found within ( 1819-1835)
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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- Fox Indians 2
- Fur trade -- Mississippi River Valley 2
- Indian traders 2
- Northwest, Old 2
- Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa 2
- Sauk Indians 2
- Trading posts -- North America 2
- Advertising -- Illinois -- Rock Island 1
- Architects -- Illinois -- Rock Island 1
- Athletics 1
- Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Basketball 1
- Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Faculty 1
- Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Football 1
- Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students 1
- Bettendorf (Iowa) -- Maps 1
- Campus planning -- Illinois 1
- Davenport (Iowa) -- Maps 1
- Dry-goods -- Accounting 1
- Fort Armstrong (Ill.) 1
- Fox Indians -- Land tenure 1
- Illinois -- Maps 1
- Indian land transfers -- Iowa 1
- Indian land transfers -- United States 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Iowa -- Maps 1
- Keokuk (Iowa) -- History 1
- Mississippi River -- Maps 1
- Moline (Ill.) -- Maps 1
- Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) 1
- Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) -- Maps 1
- Rock Island (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 1
- Rock Island (Ill.) -- Genealogy 1
- Rock Island (Ill.) -- Maps 1
- Sauk Indians -- Land tenure 1
- Sheet music 1
- Sweden -- Kings and rulers 1 + ∧ less
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