Madore B. Beaubien papers

  • Creator Names Beaubien, Madore Benjamin, 1809-1883.
  • Title Madore B. Beaubien papers [manuscript], 1836-1884.
  • Physical description ca. 29 items.
  • Collection summary Indentures and land patents signed by Beaubien for land in Chicago, Joliet, other parts of Illinois, and in Milwaukee; and account sheets of his Chicago store, Beaubien & Boyer (1836-1838); letter to William F. Thornton, Lockport, Illinois, about failure of canal investments (1840); letter from John B. Russell, Chicago, to Beaubien, Indinolo, Kansas Territory (1859), lists Black Hawk War veterans entitled to bounty lands; five letters from Nelson D. Woodville, Chicago, (1859-1862) discuss personal and business matters; six Beaubien letters from Silver Lake, Kansas, and from Chicago to John L. Wilson and others (1878-1884) reminisce about early Chicago schools, settlers, and Native Americans; two Therese (Laframbois) Watkins Harden Beaubien letters from Silver Lake, Kansas to Albert D. Hager, CHS, concerning her donation of historical books and letters to the Society (1884 May 21-June 7).
  • Finding Aids Note Unpublished finding aid available.
  • Names
    • Chicago Historical Society.
    • Beaubien, Therese (Laframbois) Watkins Harden.
    • Hager, Albert D. 1817-1888, (Albert David), recipient.
    • Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873, recipient.
    • Wilson, John Lush, 1812-1888, recipient.
    • Beaubien & Boyer (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Indians of North America Illinois Chicago.
    • Indians of North America Kansas
    • Black Hawk War, 1832 Veterans Illinois.
    • Bounties, Military Illinois 19th century.
    • Real property Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) History
  • Genre
    • Accounts. aat
    • Indentures. aat
  • Geographic name
    • United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
    • United States Kansas Indinola.