Maxent, Laclède and Company
E181539
Maxent, Laclède and Company was an 18th-century French trading firm best known for backing Pierre Laclède’s founding and commercial development of St. Louis in Upper Louisiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maxent, Laclède and Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French company
ⓘ
historical business enterprise ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pierre Laclède
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
fur trading along the Mississippi River
ⓘ
trading with Native American nations ⓘ |
| commercialObjective | monopoly or privileged access to fur trade in Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| contributedTo | urban origins of St. Louis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| economicImpactOn |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
|
| historicalRole |
participant in French colonial commerce in North America
ⓘ
sponsor of the establishment of St. Louis as a trading post ⓘ |
| industry |
colonial trade
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backing Pierre Laclède in the founding of St. Louis
ⓘ
commercial development of St. Louis in Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | French ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | French colonial administration in Louisiana ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mississippi River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River Valley
Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| supportedPerson | Pierre Laclède ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
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