Letter signed J.E. Foster, St. Louis, to Jonathan Foster, West Boxford, Mass., December 18, 1841
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- Saint Louis History Collection | Letter signed J.E. Foster, St. Louis, to Jonathan Foster, West Boxford, Mass. I got your letter of March 12 and the reason you have not heard from me is because I have not written. Description of Wisconsin, my assistance in surveying. At Helena I made a canoe, went down the Mississippi, and disposed of it 250 miles from Helena at the Upper Rapids. I hired on board the Steamer <span class="italic emph">Illinois</span> at $20 a month, came on to St. Louis. An exploring party of 25 men will leave St. Louis for the west in the spring and I may go. If you wish, I will return home and live on the farm, but I will make no acknowledgement nor will I pay one cent. Subjects mentioned: Winnebago Indians, Steamboat “Trapper,” Steamboat “Chippewa,” and Mormons. Businesses mentioned: American Fur Co. Places mentioned: Illinois, Wisconsin River, Rock River, St. Lawrence, Missouri River, Prairie du Chien, Nauvoo, Ill.; Keokuk, Iowa; Illinois River, Columbia River, Pacific, and California., 1841 Dec 18
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