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BENTON, Thomas Hart (1782-1858). In Senate of the United States. March 18, 1824. 18th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document, no. 55. [Washington, D.C., 1824].
8o (224 x 132 mm). 20 pages. (Some moderate browning.) Modern red half morocco.
FIRST EDITION, an important document in the history of the fur trade. It contains an account of the attack on Ashley, Joshua Pilcher's answers to questions propounded by Benton, and information on the 1822-24 period on the Upper Missouri. "The text comprises principally the evidence of R. Graham and Joshua Pilcher relative to military posts on the upper Missouri River, treaties with the Indians, Indian agencies, and the fur trade" (Graff 1611). Wagner-Camp-Becker 26.
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FIRST EDITION, an important document in the history of the fur trade. It contains an account of the attack on Ashley, Joshua Pilcher's answers to questions propounded by Benton, and information on the 1822-24 period on the Upper Missouri. "The text comprises principally the evidence of R. Graham and Joshua Pilcher relative to military posts on the upper Missouri River, treaties with the Indians, Indian agencies, and the fur trade" (Graff 1611). Wagner-Camp-Becker 26.