Box 1
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Contains 70 Results:
Harrison G. Rogers’ journal, in the southwest with Jedediah Smith. Typescript (33 pages) and preservation photocopy., 1828 May 10-July 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: A0059-00057
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...
Dates:
1828 May 10-July 13
Harrison G. Rogers’ journal, in the southwest with Jedediah Smith. Original. (43 pages) Published in Harrison Clifford Dale, editor, The Ashley-Smith Explorations and the Discovery of a Central Route to the Pacific, 1822-1829 (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1918), pages 237-271. Also published in Harrison Clifford Dale, editor, The Ashley-Smith Explorations and the Discovery of a Central Route to the Pacific, 1822-1829 (Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1941), pages 242-275., 1828 May 10-July 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: A0059-00058
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...
Dates:
1828 May 10-July 13
Receipt from B. Pratte to William H. Ashley, $100 for sale of some land. Document dated Receiver’s Office, St. Louis., 1828 Oct 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: A0059-00059
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...
Dates:
1828 Oct 23
Letter signed William H. Ashley, St. Louis, to dear sir. Report on the fur trade west of the Rocky Mountains. Intrusion of the Hudson Bay Co. into U.S. territory; transfers his interest in fur trade to Smith, Jackson and Sublette. (7 pages), 1828 Dec 24
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: A0059-00060
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...
Dates:
1828 Dec 24
Fragment of letter dated St. Louis, addressed to “dear sir” (not in Ashley's handwriting). Report about fur trade west of the Rocky Mountains. (4 pages), 1828 Dec 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: A0059-00061
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...
Dates:
1828 Dec 26
Letter of William H. Ashley to dear sir. Appears to be a draft of letter dated January 11, 1829. (2 pages), 1828 [1829?] Jan
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: A0059-00062
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...
Dates:
1828 [1829?] Jan
Letter of William H. Ashley to dear sir. Appears to be a draft of letter dated January 11, 1829. (3 pages), 1829 Jan 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: A0059-00063
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...
Dates:
1829 Jan 7
Letter signed William H. Ashley, St. Louis, to dear sir. Ashley has sold fur interests to Smith, Jackson and Sublette. Blackfeet Indians causing trouble, supplied by the British with ammunition. (14 pages), 1829 Jan 11
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: A0059-00064
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...
Dates:
1829 Jan 11
Fragment of letter begins: “I think that you must agree with me . . .” Describes the country (including the scarcity of game and unpleasant, rainy weather) near mouth of Columbia River, while admitting no personal knowledge of the area. May be a draft of a letter to Thomas Hart Benton. (3 pages), ca. 1829 Jan 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: A0059-00065
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...
Dates:
ca. 1829 Jan 20
Fragment of letter begins: “The government generally will, I suppose, be the first consideration with you . . .” “I am not in possession of all the information necessary to decide whether the establishment of a military post on the coast of the Pacific . . ." May be a draft of a letter to Thomas Hart Benton. (4 pages), ca. 1829 Jan 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: A0059-00066
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...
Dates:
ca. 1829 Jan 20