Leonard, Zenas, 1809-1857

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Dates:
Birth 1809-03-19
Death 1857-07-14

Biographical notes:

Born in Pennsylvania in 1809, Leonard became a fur trader, a clerk for Captain Benjamin Bonneville, and a member of the Joseph Reddeford Walker expedition to California. In 1836 he established a store near Independence, Missouri, and operated a boat between St. Louis and western Missouri carrying merchandise up-river and furs and other Indian trade products down to St. Louis.

From the description of Letter : Independence (Mo.), to Messrs. Sebille and Adams, Fort Platte, Missouri Territory, 1842 Sep 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84916873

From the description of Letter : Independence (Mo.), to Messrs. Sebille and Adams, Fort Platte, Missouri Territory, 1842 Sep 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150319

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Subjects:

  • Fur trade
  • Indians of North America
  • Trading posts

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Places:

  • Missouri (as recorded)
  • Missouri (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Wyoming (as recorded)
  • Wyoming (as recorded)
  • Missouri (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Wyoming (as recorded)