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Fur trade -- Mississippi River Valley

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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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)