Francois Valle Papers, 1742-1846

<P>The family of Francois Valle were early settlers in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Francois and his son and John Baptiste Valle were prominent and active men in the formation of the Upper Louisiana Territory, 1804, and in business ventures.</P>

<P>Collection consists of orders, mandates, other documents of territorial governors; army desertions, protection from the Indians; Upper Louisiana transfer; surrender of Ste. Genevieve to the United States; areas concerned include St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, New Madrid, New Orleans, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Vincennes. Business of the Iron Mountain Railroad; iron mining in the Ste. Genevieve vicinity.</P>

<P>Some French and Spanish.</P>

<P>4 boxes</P>

<P>Cite as: Francois Valle Papers, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

弗朗索瓦·瓦勒家族是密苏里州圣日内维耶的早期定居者。弗朗索瓦及其子约翰·巴蒂斯特·瓦勒在1804年上路易斯安那领地的形成过程中，以及商业投资方面，均扮演了举足轻重的角色。该收藏包括领地总督的命令、令状以及其他文件；军队逃兵、印第安人的保护；上路易斯安那的转让；圣日内维耶向美国的投降；涉及地区包括圣路易斯、圣日内维耶、新马德里、新奥尔良、卡皮蒂亚德、密苏里以及温辛尼斯。铁山铁路的业务；圣日内维耶周边的铁矿石开采。部分文件为法语和西班牙语。共4盒。引用格式：弗朗索瓦·瓦勒档案，密苏里历史学会档案馆，圣路易斯。