Jean Baptiste Beaubien papers

  • Creator Names Beaubien, Jean Baptiste, 1787-1863.
  • Title Jean Baptiste Beaubien papers [manuscript] 1830-1831.
  • Physical description Approximately 10 items.
  • Collection summary Letters, business and political documents regarding Beaubien's career in Illinois. Includes the following: Letter written in Chicago to O.N. Bostwick, Agent for American Fur Co., St. Louis - directs Bostwick to oblige "Mr. Hubbard" with cash if he should want it, and charge same to Chicago. (ALS, 1p, 1826 March 10); List of voters and persons voted for at an election held at the house of James Kinzie, in the Chicago precinct, Peoria County, Ill., signed also by James Kinzie, witnessed and certified as being true copy by Charles Kettelle (DS, 3p, 1830 August 2); Business letter written in French by Beaubien at Chicago (1831 November 2); Letter from Chicago to Salomon Juneau, Milwaukie, MT [sic] - offer of supplies of tobacco, powder, cloth, personal affairs of Juneau (ALS, 1p, 1833 January 29, in French); Agreement to give warranty deed on lot no. 17, block and lot 15, block 14 in Beaubien's Addition to John Holbrook - signed also by Holbrook, witnessed by --- Beaubien and J.D. Caton, attested by Isaac Harbon and recorded by Richard J. Hamilton (DS, 2p, 1835 November 23, photostat made); Letter from Daniel Webster in Washington to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, Chicago - recommends postponement in case of Wilcox vs. Beaubien due to inability to obtain verdict during current term [See Carl B. Roden's article "The Beaubien Claim," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, v. 42, p 147-166] (ALS, 1p, 1838 March 6); Letter to Medard B [ie Madore B.] Beaubien from "Oplain" [Northbrook, Ill.?} - family and financial matters, details of the death of Madore's mother on September 11, 1845, plans to remove the bodies of his children from Chicago (ALS, 2p, 1846 February 21); Letter from Chicago to Medard B. [ie Madore] Beaubien, Council Bluffs, Mo. [ie Iowa] - financial matters, he and his son-in-law, Peter A. Finnerty, plan to visit him (ALS, 1p, 1846 March 12); Letter from Chicago to William S. Beaubien - inquiries about Kansas, possibility of obtaining a farm there (ALS, 1p, 1860 May 9); Certificates and poll books for elections held in the Agency House, Chicago and the home of Jean Baptiste Beaubien on May 11, August 4, and November 3, 1828 - elections involve state and local offices and Presidential electors (typescript copies made by David McCulloch, 1899) (typescript, 6p, [1899]); Transcript of U.S. act for the relief of John Baptiste with map of Beaubien land (D, 2p, undated, plus an abstract of title of "Beaubien's addition to Chicago dated 1854 November 16).
  • Acquisition information Letter of 1831 was a gift of Roger W. Barrett (1994.0182).
  • Names
    • Beaubien, Jean Baptiste, 1787-1863 Correspondence.
    • Beaubien family
    • American Fur Company
    • Beaubien, Madore Benjamin, 1809-1883, recipient.
    • Beaubien, William S., 1836-, recipient.
    • Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895
    • Harmon, Isaac D.
    • Hubbard, Gurdon Saltonstall, 1802-1886, recipient.
    • Kinzie, James, 1793-1866.
    • Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
  • Subjects
    • Commission merchants Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Elections Illinois Chicago 1830.
    • Frontier and pioneer life Illinois Chicago
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 19th century.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Copy online of one doc. http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10949.html