Letter of Baron de Carondelet to "His Excellency, the Prince of Peace" about the Trading and Exploring Company of the Missouri River, established in 1794. Proposes a plan involving Mackay to "prevent the English from the beginning from forming pretensions in regard to those domains of His Majesty.", 1796 June 3
Scope and Contents
The Western Travel Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The collection consists primarily of accounts of travel in the nineteenth-century American West, but also includes material relating to western travel in the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and journals and diaries. Many items are typescript copies, rather than original documents. The collection is arranged chronologically.
Dates
- 1796 June 3
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1 box (86 items)))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository