General James Wilkinson... Hostile Indians...
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February 20, 1806
NEW-YORK EVENING POST, NY, February 20, 1806
* The famous (and infamous) General James Wilkinson
* Hostile Indians
A page 3 report mentions that Lt. Wilkinson returned to St. Louis due to a quarrel with some Indians. Says that his journey up the Mississippi was to establish a fort at the mouth of the Platte River and that his party was fired upon 300 miles up the Missouri.
Other news of the day with advertisements including many illustrated ship ads.
Complete in 4 pages, in good condition.
Note (source, Wikipedia): James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier and statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies.[1] He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but was twice compelled to resign. He was twice the Commanding General of the United States Army, appointed first Governor of the Louisiana Territory in 1805,[2] and commanded two unsuccessful campaigns in the St. Lawrence theater during the War of 1812. After his death, he was discovered to have been a paid agent of the Spanish Crown.
* The famous (and infamous) General James Wilkinson
* Hostile Indians
A page 3 report mentions that Lt. Wilkinson returned to St. Louis due to a quarrel with some Indians. Says that his journey up the Mississippi was to establish a fort at the mouth of the Platte River and that his party was fired upon 300 miles up the Missouri.
Other news of the day with advertisements including many illustrated ship ads.
Complete in 4 pages, in good condition.
Note (source, Wikipedia): James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier and statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies.[1] He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but was twice compelled to resign. He was twice the Commanding General of the United States Army, appointed first Governor of the Louisiana Territory in 1805,[2] and commanded two unsuccessful campaigns in the St. Lawrence theater during the War of 1812. After his death, he was discovered to have been a paid agent of the Spanish Crown.
Category: Pre-Civil War
