Re: MtMan-List: prices of goods in st.louis around 1800

[rparker7@ix.netcom.com (Roy Parker)]

Muffin takes a can of worms in hand, and promptly opens them....


Traphand, I don't have a real good reply for you.  I _think_ Ft. Clark
is a rename/nickname of Kaskaskia due to Clark's capturing of the
town.  I don't know where I read this, just sticks in my mind, and
only post this because I saw no other response to your request.  I do
not claim to be right.

May I suggest you also post your request for more info on the
moderated newsgroup soc.history.war.us-revolution on Usenet?  A few of
the folks who follow that group seem to be very knowlegable in their
comments and are willing to cite references for their
statements/conclusions.  

I've only lurked on the group for 2-3 weeks.  But this may well be a
very good source of info, especially for those more interested in the
Rev War/Longhunter era.  The charter of the group (I'm quoting from
memory-pull the charter for exact phrasing)  states they will consider
for discussion topics/issues from the early 1700s through the 1860's
so long as part of/main thrust has bearing on the Revolutionary
period.  

(There is also a newsgroup called soc.history.war.us-civilwar which I
have been lurking for references to the later part of the fur trade,
but so far nothing of interest.)


Best wishes.

On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 00:09:57 EST, you wrote:

>doing a paper on what it was like in st.louis around the early 1800. I'm still
>looking 
>for account books from general stores,blacksmiths,bill of lading from
>keelboats and est,I have some but others also would be helpful.timewise would
>be from 1785to 1820.anyone every hear of a town in missouri called New Diggers
>in 1813.Also anyone every hear of fort clark in kaskaskia ill.year would be
>1779.I got what is on the amm list already.
>
>
>                                     thank you
>                                  rick petzoldt
>
>traphand@aol.com
>

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