A narrative of Col. Robert Campbell's experiences in the Rocky Mountains fur trade from 1825-1835 : St. Louis, Missouri, 1886.

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A narrative of Col. Robert Campbell's experiences in the Rocky Mountains fur trade from 1825-1835 : St. Louis, Missouri, 1886.

Prepared from typescript. Copy of a narrative recorded in 1870 by William Fayel, while accompanying Campbell and Felix Brunot of the Board of Indian Commissioners on a mission to Fort Laramie to treat with Red Cloud and the Sioux. Recollections of W.H. Ashley, Jedediah S. Smith, William L. Sublette, and other associates as well as dealings with various Indians during Campbell's years in the Western fur trade, 1825-1829, 1832-1835.

23 leaves. 36 cm.

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Campbell, Robert, 1804-1879

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Campbell was a fur trader in the American West, ca. 1825-1835. From the description of Robert Campbell papers from various sources. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215472809 ...

United States. Board of Indian Commissioners

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The Board of Indian Commissioners was established by a act of Congress in 1869. This Board functioned as an independent agency of the federal government serving as an adviser on Indian affairs to the President, the Department of the Interior, and the Congress. After sixty-four years of service, the Board was abolished in 1933. From the description of Records, 1869-1919. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40474798 ...