Post by Robert Braun on Nov 30, 2005 16:04:27 GMT -5
larrykoschkee said:
Bob -I do have a cold lead for you on some possible Dodge correspondence. Pulled it out of my Missouri "tickle" file.
While going from pillar to post in researching the Leonard - Berry Duel of 1824 in Missouri and the dotted line of slave ownership from Virginia to KY and Missouri, thence to the Michigan Territory, I made an acquaintance with a Mr. Maximillian (Max) Horstow of Saint Louis MO. Our common topic of discussion was mining and the mover and shakers that opened up mining in Missouri, Illinois and Michigan Territory. He had observed some correspondence at the Missouri Historical Society between the Dodge's of the Michigan Territory and the Linn family of Ste. Genevieve, MO. Lewis Fields Linn was a half-brother to Henry Dodge.
Never got a chance to follow up this lead. For what it is worth I thought I would mention it.
Pete and you, going to Iowa this winter... Hmmmmmm. Would it be prudent to give fair warning to residents there. Say, remove women and children from the streets? ;D
Larry
Ah yes! Good thinking on your part! I had momentarily forgotten the "Missouri Connection!" If memory serves, Dodge and Linn were quite close while Dodge was in Missouri. Perhaps even afterwards, as I believe Dodge returned to Missouri at least once between 1828 and 1832.
I admit I am a trifle miffed at the Missouri Hisotrical Society. I have been trying to contact them regarding obtaining a possible color print of the Dodge 1834 watercolor. My several requests went unanswered.
I am also curious about the local historical society in Burlington, Iowa. Dodge and his spouse passed away there, in the home of son Gus Dodge. Dodge is also buried there. One connection between Burlington and the MHS is that the Dodge 1834 watercolor was in the possession of William W. Dodge, son of Gus Dodge, around the turn of the twentieth century. W. W. Dodge was not the donor to the MHS however, so the mystery widens.
As for the trip to Iowa-- yes, the state will have twenty-four hours to prepare before we descend upon its environs. After that, we cannot be held responsible for what may transpire....
;D
Bob.