Robidoux Documents, Missouri Historical Society, 1832

Name/Title

Robidoux Documents, Missouri Historical Society, 1832

Entry/Object ID

AM2019.13.97

Scope and Content

Missouri Historical Society Robidoux Documents. 1832. Photocopies of original document that Hugh Lewis used in his research. Documents are from the St. Louis area (Missouri Historical Society and St. Louis Archives). St. Joseph Museum archivists have divided these documents into folders by years beginning with 1797 and ending with the 1850s. One file is of documents of unknown dates. Documents include correspondence, account records, deeds, and other legal documents. Language of documents varies - English, French, and Spanish. This set of files is 2019.13.85 through 2019.13.107. In cabinet they are identified as Missouri Historical Society Documents. This folder of 16 pages contains 6 documents including an indenture, bill for goods, and an account record. Also included is correspondence from Joseph Robidoux at Blacksnake Hills. Robidoux tells of trade with the Iowa Tribe and comments upon the problems whiskey has caused for the Indians and the settlers supplying it. In 1832, post was in Platte Indian Territory.

Collection

Robidoux Collection by Hugh Lewis

Lexicon

Search Terms

Jackson and Sublette, Account, Blacksnake Hills, Sac Tribe, Iowa Tribe, Indenture

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

DOCUMENT

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 1, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Peter Sarpy

Person or Organization

Roy, Baptiste

Person or Organization

Robidoux, Joseph

Person or Organization

Sublette, William

Person or Organization

Robidoux, Louis