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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Original manuscript of Colonel Robert Campbell's Experiences in the Rocky Mountains Fur Trade, 1825-1835 |
| Archival Reference | A0226 |
| Sub-collection | Robert Campbell Family Papers, 1825-1879 |
| Author | Campbell, Robert (1804-1879) |
| Date | 1825-1835 |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Contents | Narrative of Campbell's experiences in the Rocky Mountain fur trade, 1825-1835 (dictated to William Fayel in 1870). Describing ground covered, meeting with Pawnee Indians, affairs of the Hudson's Bay Company, and trapping of various animals including beavers. Original Manuscript dated 1870. |
| Sub-collection Information | Robert Campbell was born in Ireland in 1804, came to America in 1822, and to St. Louis in 1824. A year later he joined William H. Ashley's second expedition to the Rocky Mountains. Campbell and William L. Sublette became business partners in 1831. They established a fur trading post named Fort William in 1834, which was destroyed in 1846. Sublette and Campbell dissolved their partnership in 1842. Campbell was president of the Bank of the State of Missouri and later of Merchants Bank, and also owned a dry goods store. In 1846, he aided in equipping volunteers in the Mexican-American War. In 1851, he served with Father DeSmet as representative of the U.S. government in the Indian council at Horse Creek. |
| Region | American Midwest |
| Subjects | Expeditions and Exploration Commerce and Trade Military History Fur Trade Towns and Cities Narratives, accounts and histories Education Catholicism River American Indians Indigenous Peoples Settlers and Settlement Stores and Supplies Pawnee Hunting Wildlife and Nature Travel and Transportation Weaponry Hudson's Bay Company Construction and Building Canals and Dams |
| Places | Mexico; Rocky Mountains; St. Louis; Kentucky; Missouri; Kansas; Fort Riley; Lexington |
| People | Campbell, Robert (1804-1879) Clark, William (1770-1838) Ashley, William Henry (c. 1778-1838) |
| Themes | Exploration, Expeditions & Travel; Business, Trade & Commerce |
| Library | Missouri History Museum |
| Copyright | The Missouri History Museum |