Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892
Variant namesBorn in a small Maine village in 1814, Osborne Russell ran away to sea at age 16, but he soon gave up seafaring to join a trading and trapping company in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1834 he signed up for Nathaniel Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia River. Subsequently, he joined Jim Bridger's brigade of old Rocky Mountain Fur Company men, continuing with them after a merger that left the American Fur company in control of the trade. When the fur trade declined, he became a free trapper operating out of Fort Hall.
From the description of Aubrey L. Haines manuscript, 1955. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 61344209
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| referencedIn | Haines, Aubrey L. Aubrey L. Haines papers, 1952-1976. | Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library | |
| creatorOf | Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Osborne Russell papers, 1848-[1921?]. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Journal of a trapper : Or nine years in the Rocky Mountains, between the years 1834 and 1843. by Osborne Russell. [microfilm]. | Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Aubrey L. Haines manuscript, 1955. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Aubrey L. Haines Papers, 1952-1976 | MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Haines, Aubrey L. Letter, 1956. | University of Idaho Library |
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| associatedWith | Haines, Aubrey L. | person |
| associatedWith | Read, Eleanor. | person |
| associatedWith | Russell, Martha A. | person |
| associatedWith | Russell, Rebecca A. | person |
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| Frontier and pioneer life |
| Fur trade |
| Fur trade |
| Fur trade |
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| Whitman Massacre, 1847 |
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Birth 1814
Death 1892-08-02
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