J. Edwards Foster papers, 1835-1841
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- 1835/1841
- Description
Letter from Foster in the Wisconsin Territory to an unknown recipient, probably from around 1841; and a sheet containing a list of the books in Foster's library in 1835, and an added list of Winnebago chiefs and braves. Foster's letter mentions his former residence ""aboard the steamboat,"" and his earlier adventures travelling the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. He goes on to describe a surveying expedition he conducted west of the Wisconsin Ri...
- Creator
Foster, J. Edwards, fl.1835-1841
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Literature
Indians--Kings and rulers
Travel
Whites
Human settlements
Health
Manners and customs
Rites and ceremonies
Clothing and dress
Commerce
Battles
Indians--Government relations
Indian Removal (1813-1903)
Pioneers
Winnebago
Sac and Fox - Location
- Mississippi River
Missouri River
Wisconsin River
Wisconsin--Prairie du Sac
Wisconsin
United States - Type
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- CorrespondenceManuscripts (Documents)ObservationPersonal narratives
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- Chicago citation style
- Foster, J. Edwards, fl.1835-1841. J. Edwards Foster papers, 1835-1841. 1835/1841. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/48444. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Foster, J. Edwards, fl.1835-1841, (1835/1841) J. Edwards Foster papers, 1835-1841. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/48444
- MLA citation style
- Foster, J. Edwards, fl.1835-1841. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/48444>.