Leonard, Zenas, 1809-1857
Variant namesBorn 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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| creatorOf | Leonard, Zenas, 1809-1857. Letter : Independence (Mo.), to Messrs. Sebille and Adams, Fort Platte, Missouri Territory, 1842 Sep 14. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Leonard, Zenas, 1809-1857. Letter : Independence (Mo.), to Messrs. Sebille and Adams, Fort Platte, Missouri Territory, 1842 Sep 14. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Hodgkiss, W. D. | person |
| associatedWith | McCloskey, James, fl. 1842. | person |
| associatedWith | Sebille and Adams. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sebille and Adams. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sharp, Aaron. | person |
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| Fur trade |
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Person
Birth 1809-03-19
Death 1857-07-14
