Topical Bibliography of Fur Trade Historical Source Documents (original) (raw)
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John Colter's Escape from the Blackfeet
1832 Battle with the Blackfeet in Pierre's Hole
- Ball, John. Across the Plains to Oregon, 1832.
- Campbell, Robert. Letter dated Lewis' Fork, July 18th, 1832 .
- Fayel, William. A Narrative of Colonel Robert Campbell's Experiences in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade from 1825 to 1835.
- Wyeth, Nathaniel. The Journals of Captain Nathaniel J. Wyeth's Expeditions to the Oregon Country and Selected Letters.
- Leonard, Zenas. Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard, fur trader and trapper, 1831-1835.
- Irving, Washington. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville.
- Ferris, Warren Angus.Life in the Rocky Mountains.
- Victor, Frances Fuller. The River of the West: Joe Meek's Years in the Rocky Mountains.
Joseph Walker's California Expedition
Hudson's Bay Company Expeditions to Snake Country
St. Louis Missouri Fur Company' Activities on the Upper Missouri
- Contract for the Return of the Mandan Chief
- Articles of Association, 1809
- Invoice of Sundry Goods, 1809
- Contract between Missouri Fur Co. And Thomas James
- List of Engages, 1812
- James, Thomas, Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans Chapters 1-2
- Thomas, Dr. 1809 Journal
- Menard, Pierre, Reports from Three Forks of the Missouri, 1810
- Brackenridge, Henry Marie, Journal of a Voyage up the Missouri River, in 1811.
- Luttig, John C.Journal of a fur-trading expedition on the Upper Missouri, 1812-1813
Nathaniel Wyeth's Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company
The Southwestern Fur Trade
- James, Thomas, Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans Chapters 3-7
- Becknell, Wm. Letters regarding the early Southwest Trade.
- Workman, W. Letter dated Feb. 13, 1826 (regarding plans for Santa Fe trade).
- Gregg, Josiah. Commerce of the Prairies. (link to Kansas Collection, U Kansas)
- Trade List of John McKnight, 1822
- Manifest of Jedediah Smith's Trade Goods, Sante Fe, 1831
- Ruxton, G. Wild Life in the Rocky Mountains
- Pattie, James O. The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie, of Kentucky.
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