fur

Trade good · mentioned in 18 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
3 mentions via 2 variants: furs (2) · fur (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Patrick Gass: October 31, 1803
Patrick Gass · Oct 31, 1803 · Near Louisville/Falls of the Ohio, Kentucky/Indiana border
"loaded in Indian canoes"
Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · May 25, 1804 · St. Johns (La Charette), Missouri — near modern Marthasville, MO
"boat loaded with fur from upriver"
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1804
Patrick Gass · May 31, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"loaded in Indian canoes"
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 8, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"Frenchmen's canoes loaded with fur"
Clark: June 8, 1804
William Clark · Jun 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"men loaded with fur, $900 worth"
Missouri River near Osage River — Patrick Gass: June 8, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jun 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"canoes loaded with fur and peltry"
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Patrick Gass: June 12, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jun 12, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"loaded in periogues from Sioux"
Clark: October 18, 1804
William Clark · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"stolen by Mandans from trappers"
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"stolen from Frenchmen by Mandans"
Clark: October 29, 1804
William Clark · Oct 29, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"taken from 2 french men by Mandan"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 28, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 28, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"Frenchmen went to Assiniboins for fur"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 12, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jan 12, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"went up river to Assiniboins after fur"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 18, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 18, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"Frenchmen went to Assiniboins for fur"
Lewis: April 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 14, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"wolves and fox skins traded"
Lewis: April 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 19, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"beaver fur darker, better clad"
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 13, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 13, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"beaver fur good though season over"
Lewis: July 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"belonging to men, injured in cache"
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 21, 1806
John Ordway · Aug 21, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"Cheyenne have much, no trade for it"

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