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Agniel Family papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-SC11
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of family and business papers, including accounts with New Harmony (Ind.) post office, ferriage bills, medical and education expenses, an 1828-1831 recipe book and correspondence of the younger Charles Agniel.
Dates:
Created: 1828 - 1899
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Pierre Menard Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-BC456
Abstract
Illinois' first Lieutenant-Governor (1818-1822), Pierre Menard was an early French Canadian resident of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, related by marriage to the Saucier and Chouteau families. A trader and merchant, Menard invested in trapping and exploring expeditions. He was also involved in territorial politics and was appointed judge in Randolph County Courts in 1801, elected Representative to the Indiana Territorial Legislature at Vincennes from 1806 to 1807, Representative to the Illinois...
Dates:
Created: 1741-1910; Other: Majority of material found in 1785-1844
Found in:
Manuscript Collection