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Box 1

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Letter from George S. Nicholsen to Edward Kilbourn concerning the sale of Indigenous lands, 9 October 1837

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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.The Thomas Forsyth papers, 1831-1832, comprise three letters from Forsyth to Col. George Davenport.The Russell Farnham papers, 1816-1832, consist of a passport for safe passage through the city of Copenhaven,...
Dates: 9 October 1837

Bill to Edward Kilbourn for lodging, signed by George Richmond, [1837 or 1838]

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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.The Thomas Forsyth papers, 1831-1832, comprise three letters from Forsyth to Col. George Davenport.The Russell Farnham papers, 1816-1832, consist of a passport for safe passage through the city of Copenhaven,...
Dates: [1837 or 1838]