Letters, 1836-1837.

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Letters, 1836-1837.

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Photostat copies of letters in French with typewritten English translations, dated June 25 and November 15, 1836, and October 18, 1837, written by Nicollet from the St. Peter River, and St. Louis, Missouri, to Dr. Rush C. Nutt of Rodney, Mississippi, describing an exploratory trip to the upper Mississippi River.

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843

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J.N. Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, settled in the United States in 1832. In 1836-1837 he explored the sources of the Mississippi River, and in 1838-1839 he led two United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions to map the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in which he was assisted by John Charles FreĢmont. John James Abert served as commander of the Topographical Bureau and Corps of Topographical Engineers, 1829-1861. From the descript...

Nutt, Rush, 1781-1837

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Dr. Rush Nutt, planter, physician and scientist of Jefferson County, Mississippi. A native of Virginia, he studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Benjamin Rush. (He changed his first name from Rushworh to Rush in honor of his teacher). In 1805, he moved West, settling on a large plantation, Laurel Hill, near Rodney, Miss. He taught and practiced medicine, and was one of the founders of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Alcorn, Miss. Dr. Nutt was partic...