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Jacques Clamorgan accounts

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 342

Scope and Contents

Handwritten accounts listing many of Clamorgan's financial transactions (3 items).

Dates

  • 1799-1806

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English and French.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Accounts must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Jacques Clamorgan was a Creole slave dealer, fur trader, merchant, financier, land spectaculator, statesman, explorer, and colonial promoter of the northern border of Spain in the New World. He is best known for his activities in connection with the Mississippi Company and was the first to make a successful trading venture between Santa Fe and Missouri.

Extent

1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Title
Register of Jacques Clamorgan accounts
Status
Completed
Author
Leslie Evens
Date
2011 October 12
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States