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Title
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Slave, Trader, Interpreter, and World Traveler
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Description
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Article on Jeffrey Deroine, an African-American fur trader and interpretor with the Ioway Agency. Born a slave in St. Louis, Missouri in 1804, Deroine spent his adolescence working as a fur trader for his owner, Joseph Robidoux. After Deroine's freedom was bought in 1832, he began work as an Office of Indian Affairs interpretor with the Ioway Agency, accompanying tribal leaders on trips to treaty negotiations and a publicity tour of Europe. Upon returning to the U.S., Deroine became caught up in a power struggle between the Office of Indian Affairs and the Ioway leadership, resulting in him being banned from the Agency. He died in March 1859 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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2013-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Seth E. Ward
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Description
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Article details the life of Seth E. Ward, 1820-1903, pioneer trader and freighter on the old Santa Fe Trail. Also a resident of Westport. He came to this area in June of 1838 and went on to western travels as a trapper, learning the Indian ways. Robert Campbell helped him later to establish himself as an independent trader and Ward set up a successful freighting business in Westport. Article describes the contents of Ward's papers held at the Wyoming Historical Department and includes a photo of Ward and some of his correspondance and articles of agreement.
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1927-07-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
