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Selected manuscripts relating to the Missouri River Military Frontier, Indian Affairs, and the Fur Trade, 1818-1832.
BANC MSS P-W 16 FILMLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Selected manuscripts relating to the Missouri River Military Frontier, Indian Affairs, and the Fur Trade, 1818-1832

Creator/Contributor:

United States, War Department., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Atkinson, Henry, 1782-1842, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Clark, William, 1770-1838, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Ashley, William Henry, 1778-1838, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

O'Fallon, Benjamin, 1793-1842, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Hempstead, Thomas., Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Bell, John R., Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

United States, Adjutant-General's Office.

Creator/Contributor:

United States, War Department.

Creator/Contributor:

National Archives (U.S.)

Creator/Contributor:

United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Abstract:

The documents concern the Yellowstone Expedition, 1818-1819; Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1820; the Arikara campaign, 1823; official intercourse with the Governor of New Mexico, 1824; the Santa Fe Trail, 1829-1830; and Forts Atkinson, St. Anthony (or Snelling), and Smith. Letters are from Henry Atkinson, Henry Leavenworth, Stephen H. Long, John R. Bell, William Clark, William H. Ashley, Benjamin O'Fallon, John Jacob Astor, Thomas Hart Benton, Thomas Hempstead, and others. From records of the Adjutant General's Office and the Office of the Secretary of War in the National Archives.

Date:

1818 (issued)

Subject:

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Indians of North America
Arikara Indians
Fur trade
Discoveries in geography -- American
Governors -- New Mexico
Fortification
Arikara
Fourrures -- Commerce
Gouverneurs -- Nouveau-Mexique
Discoveries in geography -- American
Arikara Indians
Discoveries in geography
Fortification
Fur trade
Governors
Indians of North America
United States -- Discovery and exploration
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Fort Atkinson (Neb.)
Fort Snelling (Minn.)
Fort Smith (Ark.)
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Arkansas -- Fort Smith
Minnesota -- Fort Snelling
Nebraska -- Fort Atkinson
New Mexico
United States
United States -- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
United States. -- Army.
Yellowstone Expedition of 1818-1819.
Long's Expedition, 1820.
Arikara Campaign, 1823.
États-Unis. -- Army.
United States. -- Army.

Note:

See also National Archives Microfilm collection: Adjutant General's Office (RG 94); Office of the Secretary of War (RG 107); Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs (RG 75).
Finding aid available.
Originals in: National Archives and Records Administration, records of the Adjutant General's Office and the Office of the Secretary of War.

Physical Description:

microfilm
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 118:12) and positive

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS P-W 16 FILMLOCAL

Origin:

United States