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The 'Peoria Party', early trail-blazers on the Oregon Trail...
The 'Peoria Party', early trail-blazers on the Oregon Trail...
Item # 708185
November 23, 1839
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 23, 1839 The most intriguing report is a lengthy page 2 article headed: "The Oregon Expedition" which is a detailed travelogue of what is famously known as the "Peoria Party".
This was a group of men from Peoria in Illinois, who set out about May 1, 1839 with the intention to colonize the Oregon country on behalf of the United States and drive out the English fur trading companies operating there. The men of the Peoria Party were among the first pioneers to blaze the Oregon Trail. Photos show only portions of the full article.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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