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Business agreement between Annie Christian and James Asturgus, 28 November 1789
James Fontaine, Attorney for Mrs. Christian, agreement with James Asturgus regarding his family's support; three fourths covered by Christian, one fourth by Asturgus for partnership. Mrs. Asturgus feeds workers and keeps boarding house. Christian gets three fourths of the profit, and Asturgus one fourth. -
Rental agreement between Annie Christian and Jacob Myers, 20 August 1787
Handwritten copy of agreement between Jacob Myers and Annie Christian (per Richard Woolfolk) for rent of the house and part of the land of his plantation for one year in exchange for one hundred and fifty bushels of salt at Bullitt's Lick. -
Letter from Abraham Hite to Alexander Scott Bullitt, 15 December 1796
Hite discusses the purchase of salt from Bullitt -
Letter from William Christian to John Hinch, 25 January 1786
Christian sends a customer, Mr. Donne, to purchase salt from Saltsburg -
Letter from J. E. Donne to William Christian, 14 March 1786
Donne arranges for the purchase of salt from Christian on behalf of himself as well as other individuals. -
Letter from David Ross to William Christian, 15 April 1785
Letter from Ross to William Chirstian regarding his interest in the Big Bone Lick and salt springs. -
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian, 7 May 1785
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian regarding operations at Saltsburg, and Nicholas Meriwether taking over its management from Daniel. -
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian, 28 September 1785
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian regarding the management of the saltworks at Saltsburg and concluding business with Robert Daniel. -
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian, 10 November 1785
Nicholas Meriwether writes William Christian regarding conditions and operations at Saltsburg. -
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian, 18 November 1784
Robert Daniel writes William Christian regarding orders for salt. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 2 March 1802
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from Louisville, reporting the party's arrival but also the unfortunate death of one of Jonathan's horses. He reports on a variety of land business, a school in their neighborhood starting, and beginning work on Jonathan's house. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 25 February 1804
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis reporting on his health, the land business back home, preparations for the Upper Louisiana Territory to be officially turned over to the United States, and interactions with Captain Amos Stoaddard, who is representing the U. S. in the ceremonies. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 21 July 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis about business and missing family. He shortly will be traveling up the Missouri River with about 80 militia to build a fort [Fort Osage]. He has been much pestered by Native American affairs, and four of these American Indians being on trial for murder. He lists work that his enslaved people are doing and states that almost all of them have been "troublesome" and he has been "obliged" to whip most of them. Their behavior/attitudes have improved since. Julia asks that "old mama Clark" send her some dried garden herbs, especially thyme and sage, as none is to be gotten in St. Louis. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 22 August 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis regarding land business. They are anxiously awaiting the arrival of John Hite Clark - and in a postscript reports he has just arrived. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 5 October 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis relating news about the fort [Fort Osage] he has built up the Missouri and a treaty he negotiated with the Osage nation. He is overwhelmed with official business. He very much wants to engage in mercantile business with John Hite Clark. He reviews possible opportunities in St. Louis for John Sullivan who is there. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 22 and 24 November 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan a lengthy letter from St. Louis regarding foreign affairs, politics, Native American affairs, and land investment and resources such as lead mining and salt springs. He has placed some of his enslaved people and one indentured person Ben Gee/McGee (formerly enslaved) to work in various ways or what he intends to do regarding them, including York and Scipio. Discusses selling land owned by their brother George and some William owns and some of the proceeds benefitting George. Reviews prices of livestock and goods locally and reiterates his desire to enter into business with his nephew John. Reports on the state of Julia's health and Meriwether Lewis' plans to go to Philadelphia to finish the expedition history. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 10 December 1808
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis continuing a discussion of a planned partnership in a store between himself based in St. Louis and Jonathan's son John Hite Clark based in Louisville. He also further discusses estate matters and difficulties stemming from their late brother-in-law Charles M. Thruston. He regrets the falling out between him and York. He does not agree with York that he deserves to be freed. Julia again requests sage from her "Kentucky mother." Clark has been in council all day with a forty-man Winnebago delegation from the Upper Mississippi. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, ca. 1 March 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis informing him he has invested in the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, is acting as an agent for the government's Native American trade factory system, and the trouble he is having with several of his enslaved persons and the punishment he is meting out. Julia requests seeds be sent to her because the rats have eaten all of hers. He keeps no copies of the letters he writes to him. -
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 15 April 1809
Clark writes his brother Edmund from St. Louis reporting general news regarding the town and some of its inhabitants. He comments on the status of their nephews Benjamin O'Fallon, there with him in St. Louis, and his brother, John O'Fallon, in school in Lexington, Kentucky. He updates Edmund regarding the status of their interest in the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company and their planned mercantile business venture, and on Native American affairs both up the Missouri and the Mississippi. -
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 22 July 1809
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis regarding his enslaved man York, the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company, furs and peltries belonging to the government as part of the Indian trade factory system, and the route he might take in the fall eastward to Kentucky and Virginia.