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Chouteau, Auguste, 1786-1838

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1786 - 1838

Biography

Auguste Chouteau (1786-1838) was a member of the Chouteau fur-trading family that established trading posts in what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Citation:
Auguste Chouteau legal documents, 1810 (handwritten and siged legal documents dated 11 and 30 June 1810; the materials include two summonses in cases by the city of St. Louis against Francis Waddell and John Reed for selling goods in the city without the payment of taxes; also included is a statement of indebtedness)

Wikipedia, 25 October 2019 (Auguste Pierre Chouteau; born 9 May 1786 in St. Louis, then part of Spanish colonial Upper Louisiana; died 25 December 1838 in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory; member of the Chouteau fur-trading family who established trading posts in what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma; Auguste Chouteau was among the first young men from Missouri to be appointed to West Point by Thomas Jefferson; after graduating in 1806, he resigned from the Army in 1807; he entered the family fur trading business, but he later served as captain of the territorial militia during the War of 1812; Chouteau, Oklahoma, is named for him)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Dehault Delassus agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288817]
Identifier: Vault MSS 340
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 23 Feb. 1801, and registered in St. Louis, Missouri. Delassus and Auguste Chouteau agree to make sure that the children of Gabriel S. Cerre receive his property in the event of their father's death.

Dates: 1801 February 23

Auguste Chouteau legal documents

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286787]
Identifier: Vault MSS 142
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and siged legal documents dated 11 and 30 June 1810. The materials include two summonses in cases by the city of St. Louis against Francis Waddell and John Reed for selling goods in the city without the payment of taxes. Also included is a statement of indebtedness.

Dates: 1810

Pierre Chouteau statement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286746]
Identifier: Vault MSS 138
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed statement dated 14 July 1817 (1 page). The item was presented in the circuit court meeting in Saint Clair County, Illinois. Chouteau states he needs to secure Auguste Chouteau as a witness to affirm that a Black man was delivered as claimed.

Dates: 1817 July 14

Pierre Chouteau statement

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS138_F1
Dates: 1817 July 14

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Type
Collection 3
Digital Record 1
 
Subject
Civil Procedure and Courts 3
Legal instruments 3
Politics, Government, and Law 3
Legal documents -- Illinois 2
Saint Clair County (Ill.) -- History 2