A new perspective on the Southwest fur trade.

Pattie, James O. (James Ohio), 1804?-1850?

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Watson, Charles W. (Charles White), 1841-1917

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Importer and civil service commissioner, of New York, N.Y.; traveled extensively throughout his life; originally from Worcester, Mass. From the description of Charles White Watson travel diaries, 1859-1913. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47279341 From the description of Travel diaries, 1859-1913. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70954321 ...

Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831

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Jedediah Strong Smith was born June 24, 1799 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York. He was the son of Jedediah Smith of New Hampshire and was the eldest of fourteen children. Jedediah's early childhood was spent in Ohio where he received and English and Latin education. At thirteen he became a clerk on a Lake Erie freighter where he learned business methods and met traders returning from the Far West. Jedediah became ambitious for an adventure to the wilderness and he went to St. Louis around...