Letter: to the Right Reverend N. S. Thomas /by Luke Voorhees, 1911-1914.

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Letter: to the Right Reverend N. S. Thomas /by Luke Voorhees, 1911-1914.

The letter, a bound volume, summarizes transcontinental expeditions from 1810/11 to 1869 and the location of the overland trails. Newspaper clippings from 1913-14 about Luke Voorhees have been placed in the volume.

118 p.; 21 cm.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...

Voorhees, Luke, b. 1838.

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Luke Voorhees, born in New Jersey, came to Wyoming in 1859, organized the Cheyenne-Deadwood stage line in 1876, and worked for the United States Land Office. From the description of Letter: to the Right Reverend N. S. Thomas /by Luke Voorhees, 1911-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128473 ...

Clark, William, 1770-1838

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