Documents in Year 1822
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Links of Interest:
James Monroe, Fifth U.S. President(1817-1825)
Fur TradeMr. Henry, the first American who trapped upon the head-waters of the
Columbia river in 1808, and General Ashley of Missouri "established a
post on the banks of the Yellowstone River in 1822" and pushed a
band of trappers across the Rocky Mountains by 1823. "In 1825 a footing
was secured, and a complete system of trapping (was) organized beyond
the mountains" (Irving 30). Source: Irving, Washington.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville.
G.P. Putnam and Son, New York, 1868. Originally published in 1837.
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