Crooks, Ramsay
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1787 - 1859
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Hercules L. Dousman papers
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-18
Abstract
Correspondence, agreements, powers of attorney, accounts, promissory notes, etc., of Hercules Dousman, primarily relating to his fur trade business.,Included are contractual agreements between Dousman, Sibley, and Rolette, and the American Fur Company (1834, 1841) and Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. (1842), and Dousman's statements of account (including several for the steamboat Ariel) with the firms. Also a power of attorney, correspondence, and other documents relating to Dousman's efforts to...
Dates:
1808-1857, bulk 1840-1857; Majority of material found within 1840 - 1857
Ramsay Crooks correspondence
Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-201
Abstract
Fur trader. As general manager of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, 1817-1834, Ramsay Crooks was responsible for the opening of the firm's Western Department in 1822 in St. Louis. When Astor sold out in 1834, Crooks purchased the Northern Department of the company and continued to use the American Fur Company name. Correspondence and list of Ramsay Crooks, dating primarily from 1822 and mainly regarding American Fur Company business. Subjects include the reception of trade goods in...
Dates:
1822-1836; Majority of material found in 1822