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John Jacob Astor
Astoria, or, Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains
by Washington Irving
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37 editions published between 1836 and 2008 in English and Swedish and held by 1,775 libraries worldwide
Statement and exposition of the title of John Jacob Astor to the lands purchased by him from the surviving children of Roger Morris and Mary his wife
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5 editions published in 1827 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the letter of Mr. Prevost and other documents, relating to an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia River
by United States
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2 editions published in 1823 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide
Business letters, 1813-1828
by John Jacob Astor
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2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide
A notable lawsuit
by Franklin H Head
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4 editions published between 1898 and 2002 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the letter of Mr. Prevost : and other documents, relating to an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia River
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1 edition published in 1823 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Documents relating to blankets for the Indian trade
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1 edition published in 1837 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
Message from the President of the United States, communicating the letter of Mr. Prevost, and other documents, relating to an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia River. January 27, 1823. Read, and ordered to lie on the table
by United States
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1 edition published in 1823 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Letters, 1822-1834
by John Jacob Astor
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Letters from John Jacob Astor regarding American Fur Company business to Samuel Abbott, Michilimackinac agent of the firm (1822); and to Pratte, Chouteau and Company of St. Louis and Pierre Chouteau (1834).
John Jacob Astor relative to his settlement on Columbia River
by John Jacob Astor
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2 editions published in 1949 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
American Fur Company papers, 1831-1849
by American Fur Company
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Microfilmed papers of the American Fur Company. Includes microfilm copies of invoices, blotters, orders, memorandums, letter books, bound volumes, letters, and other papers. Correspondents include John Jacob Astor, Lewis Cass, Ramsay Crooks, Robert Stuart, Henry Hastings Sibley, Joseph Nicholas Nicollet, Lawrence Taliaferro, Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, Sir George Simpson, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Jean Joseph Rolette, Pierre Chouteau, Gabriel Franchere, Charles Gratiot, George Bonga, Alan Morrison, and many others associated with the fur trade in Minnesota.
Stevens family papers 1666-1959
by Stevens family
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1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Materials include letters, notes, drafts, bills, deeds, and other indentures, broadsides, copies of official documents, memoranda, maps and diagrams, as well as field books, journals, day books, account books, letter books, briefs, and historical and genealogical notes and memorabilia. In general, dates represented in the collection range from August, 1666, to the late nineteenth century. Copies of several letters of 1664 and 1665 are included and there are occasional letters and copies of wills through November, 1959. Subject matter of the papers relates to the activities and interests of the Stevens family of New Jersey in that colony and state, and in New York City and Philadelphia. Papers of the Hoboken Land and Improvement Co., a family corporation in New Jersey, are organized and filmed separately, though an integral part of the Stevens family papers, they cover roughly the years from 1839-1939.
A.B. Johnson autobiography ... : Utica, N.Y. : ms., 1867
by A. B Johnson
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1 edition published in 1867 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Reminiscences of childhood in England; voyage to America; life in Utica and in New York City; meeting President Madison; marriage, 1814, to Abigail Louisa Smith, granddaughter of John Adams; information concerning the Adams family; career in law and in banking in Utica; his writing; cholera in Utica, 1832; copies of correspondence with John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Jacob Brown, Lafayette, B. Silliman, John Jacob Astor and others; experiences in politics; travels in Europe in 1852 ...
Letter from John J. Astor to honorable Mr. Benton, in relation to blankets for the Indian trade
by John Jacob Astor
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1 edition published in 1831 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Letter: to George Clinton, V.P. 1808 Mar 9
by John Jacob Astor
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2 editions published in 1808 in English and held by 1 library worldwide The letter was written in answer to a letter of March 5, from Vice President Clinton, with regard to the founding of the American Fur Company.
Papers, 1807-1919
by Astor family
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Journals, ledgers, day books, receipt books, minute books, rent rolls, letter books, maps, deeds, etc., 1807-1919, of the following members of the Astor Family: Henry Astor (1754-1833); John Jacob Astor (1763-1848); William Backhouse Astor (1792-1875); John Jacob Astor (1822-1890); William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919); Waldorf Astor (1879-1952); and John Jacob Astor (b.1886). This material is primarily concerned with the family's vast interests in New York City real estate.
Last will and testament
by John Jacob Astor
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2 editions published in 1843 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Astoria journal, 1810-1813
by Duncan McDougall
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide A detailed daily account of events at Astoria. Begins with a list of the names and occupations of the company at their departure from New York on 6 Sept. 1810 and occasional entries of the most important events of the voyage around the Horn. Daily entries begin with their arrival at the mouth of the Columbia River on 22 March 1811. Each entry notes first the weather, personnel assignments and sick list, and progress of work in hand; then reports the day's events including visits of Indians, purchases of pelts and other transactions, hunting expeditions, arrivals and departures, news from outside, and actions of company management. The daily entries end on 24 Oct. 1813, a week after McDougall agreed to sell the post to the rival North West Company. There are three more entries, concluding with the arrival of the North West agents on 30 November.
John Jacob Astor papers, 1792-1835
by John Jacob Astor
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Papers, 1784-1892
by John Jacob Astor
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Papers relating mainly to Astor's real estate investments at Green Bay and Prairie du Chien: account books, ledgers, journals, plat books, letter books, and other documents, such as indentures and contracts. A large portion of the collection consists of letters from Astor's Wisconsin agents, including James D. Doty, Henry S. Baird, James S. Baker, and Nathan Goodell. Similar scattered materials relate to Canadian lands and Astoria; business papers for the Pacific Fur Company, the Montreal-Michilimackinac Company, and Astor's China trade are also included. more
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American Fur Company Astor, John Jacob,--1763-1848 Biography Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de,--1796-1878 Businessmen Businesspeople Carnegie, Andrew,--1835-1919 Cooke, Jay,--1821-1905 Discoveries in geography Drew, Daniel,--1797-1879 Economic history England--London Explorers Fiction Fisk, James,--1835-1872 Fur trade Fur traders Girard, Stephen,--1750-1831 Gould, Jay,--1836-1892 Great Britain History Indians of North America Inventors Juvenile works Land titles Literature Mothers and daughters New York (State) New York (State)--Putnam County Oklahoma Oregon Oregon--Astoria Overland journeys to the Pacific Owen, Robert,--1771-1858 Pacific Fur Company Pacific Northwest Sisters Sources Spiritualists Stead, W. T.--1849-1912 Tesla, Nikola,--1856-1943 Titanic (Steamship) Tonquin (Ship) Travel United States United States--Northwestern States Vanderbilt, Cornelius,--1794-1877 Voyages to the Pacific coast West (U.S.) Young adult works
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Alternative Names
Astor, Johann J. 1763-1848
Astor, Johann Jakob 1763-1848 M
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German (20) French (2) Chinese (2) Swedish (1) Undetermined (1) No Linguistic content (1) Covers
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