George Morgan letterbook

Letterbook of George Morgan, Indian trader and speculator in western lands. The letterbook contains Morgan's correspondence addressed to Baynton and Wharton from Fort Charles and Kaskaskia giving many details of the Indian trade. There are also journals of the journey from Philadelphia to the M...

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Main Author: Morgan, George 1743-1810 (Creator)
Collection:George Morgan Letterbook
Collection Number:Am.10615
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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520 |a Letterbook of George Morgan, Indian trader and speculator in western lands. The letterbook contains Morgan's correspondence addressed to Baynton and Wharton from Fort Charles and Kaskaskia giving many details of the Indian trade. There are also journals of the journey from Philadelphia to the Mengo town on the Ohio and a voyage down the Mississippi River from Kaskaskia to the Iberville River. 
541 1 |a Gift of George Norris Morgan and Mrs. Henry W. Leiger.; 1940 acquired 
650 7 |a Fort Chartres (Illinois)  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Indians of North American--Warfare  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Native Americans--Commerce.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b George Morgan Letterbook  |c Am.10615