Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Statement by Grand Jury for District of St. Charles with Benj. Emmons, Foreman, calling attention to the “unprotected, defenseless, disarmed, and disembodied condition” of the district. It should be considered in view of the “late bloody commencement of an Indian War” together with the prospect of an immediate rupture with Great Britain. They take into consideration Great Britain’s longstanding policy of fomenting difficulties with the Indians by supplying them with arms. Individuals mentioned: W. Christy, Jr. (2 pages, typed transcription), 1811 Nov 27
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials related to the history of St. Charles, Missouri, and spans the lives of three generations of the Benjamin Emmons family. Persons involved in the early transactions include Edward Bates, Frederick Bates, Charles Dehault Delassus, John C. Edwards, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton Gamble, J. Mackay, William G. Pettus, Amos Stoddard, and Zenon Trudeau. Manuscripts include St. Charles land documents from the French and Spanish periods, including Zenon Trudeau's...
Dates:
1811 Nov 27