Deed of Asa Aikens, Windsor, Vermont, to William H. Ashley for 160 acres of Missouri military bounty land for $80. Land comprises northwest quarter of section 28, township 55 north, range 16 west, in the tract appropriated for military bounties in Missouri Territory. Deed executed at Windsor, Vermont. (Oversize), 1819 Sept 18

Item — Box: OS: Ashley-Baker

Identifier: A0059-00040

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Deed of Asa Aikens, Windsor, Vermont, to William H. Ashley for 160 acres of Missouri military bounty land for $80, September 18, 1819

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The William H. Ashley Collection consists of his diaries, drafts of letters, and some business papers. Ashley made several journeys to the Rocky Mountains from 1821 to 1826. The collection contains a draft, or copy, of his later account and his diary for the journey made in 1824 and 1825. At one time Ashley’s diary was mistaken for that of William Sublette. This has been corrected but is still evident on the typescript of the diary (folder 5). The Harrison G. Rogers journals contain accounts of expeditions made with, and for, Jedediah S. Smith. After his death in 1828, Rogers' journals were recovered from the Umpqua Indians by Jedediah Smith and turned over to William H. Ashley as executor of Rogers' estate. The collection contains drafts of letters that might possibly be notes (folders 17-18) that relate to Ashley’s observations and recommendations for a military presence in the Rocky Mountain region. It is estimated that these were written circa March 1829.

Dates

1819 Sept 18

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Researchers must consult the microfilm and/or published versions of the William H. Ashley diary (March 25-June 27, 1825) and the two Harrison G. Rogers journals (November 26, 1826-January 27, 1827, and May 10-July 13, 1828) before these items will be paged to the Reading Room.