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STORRS, Augustus (1791-1850). Answers of Augustus Storrs, of Missouri, to Certain Queries Upon the Origin, Present State, and Future Prospect of Trade and Intercourse, Between Missouri and the Internal Provinces of Mexico, Propounded by the Hon. Mr. Benton. 18th Congress, 2nd Session. Senate Document, no. 7. Washington, D.C.: Gales & Seaton, 1825.
8o (220 x 143 mm). 14 pages. (Inkstain on title, a bit browned.) Twentieth-century green cloth, leather spine label.
FIRST EDITION. "During the summer of 1824, Augustus Storrs joined a trading expedition to Sante Fe. His answers to Senator Benton's questions describe the route, the character of the country, the trade, the condition of New Mexico, and Indian depredations upon the traders. His report... appeared when agitation for a road to Santa Fe and for military protection of the caravans was just beginning" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 29). Graff 3998; Rittenhouse 540; Streeter I:154.
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FIRST EDITION. "During the summer of 1824, Augustus Storrs joined a trading expedition to Sante Fe. His answers to Senator Benton's questions describe the route, the character of the country, the trade, the condition of New Mexico, and Indian depredations upon the traders. His report... appeared when agitation for a road to Santa Fe and for military protection of the caravans was just beginning" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 29). Graff 3998; Rittenhouse 540; Streeter I:154.