Letters, 1825.

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Letters, 1825.

Writing on board the U.S. Transport Beaver, James Kingsbury describes his journey from Council Bluffs, the councils with the Poncas, Sioux, Ogalallas, and Cheyennes, and the scenery.

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Kingsbury, Sarah Palmer Ellis, 1774-1857.

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Atkinson, Henry, 1782-1842

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Colonel (brevet brigadier general), United States Army. From the description of Legal document : Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1819 March 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26677404 Henry Atkinson was a United States soldier. He commanded an expedition to the mouth of the Yellowstone River in 1819, in which the main force advanced only to Council Bluffs on the Missouri River. In 1824 a second expedition, commanded by Atkinson and Benjamin O'Fal...

Beaver (Ship)

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Kingsbury, Jacob, 1756-1837

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United States Army officer; born in Norwich, Connecticut and died in Franklin, Missouri. Entered the Continental Army in 1775 and served in the Western Army at Detroit, Fort Mackinaw, Fort Adams, New Orleans, and elsewhere. From the description of Jacob Kingsbury papers, 1764-1891. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476053212 U.S. Army officer. From the description of Jacob Kingsbury papers, 1727-1856 (bulk 1800-1825). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980...

Kingsbury, James Wilkinson, 1801-1853.

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James William Kingsbury (1801-1853), son of Gen. Jacob and Sarah Palmer Ellis Kingsbury, graduated from West Point in 1823 and served in the Black Hawk War. In 1825 he accompanied Gen. Atkinson on an expedition to the Upper Missouri to make treaties with the Indians. From the description of Letters, 1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127726 ...