Documents in Year 1826
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Links of Interest:
John Quincy Adams, Sixth U.S. President
(1825-1829) Son of 2nd President, John Adams
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on July 4, 1826.
Last of the Mohicans
A fictional narrative of 1757 about the French and Indian War in e-book
form published in 1826 by
James Fenimore Cooper
(1789-1851). One of the most widely read American novels of the
nineteenth century.
Jedediah Smithfirst United States Citizen to reach California over land. Wagon trains over Sierra Nevada Mountains
were soon established.
BBC Atlas of the Natural World North America Land of the Eagle "Searching
for Paradise" Documentary 2006.
Fur Trade
Mr. 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.
Reverend Jeremiah preached in Kentucky churches
"I had to go up the ladder into the Cupalow
of the Court House, up to whare the bell was, and take hold of the Clapper and Strike one side
of the bell as fast as i could hit it. This was the signal that thar was preaching
at the Baptist meeting House. How many times have I hammerd that old Cort house Bell for
Therodrick Boullard, Jacob Creath, Jeremiah Vardaman...and many more that i could name and
for my work i got one dollar per month" (Memoir of Ebenezer Stedman).
Source: “Bluegrass Craftsman.” Edited by Frances L.S. Dugan and Jacqueline P. Bull, Google Books, University of Kentucky Press, 1959, books.google.com
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