NATHAN BOONE PAPERS

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Size: 0.25 linear feet

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Content note:
Nathan Boone was the youngest child of Daniel Boone, the pioneer of the Kentucky frontier. In 1796, Nathan with his family moved to what is now the state of Missouri. During the War of 1812 he was a captain of a company of Missouri volunteers. In 1820, Nathan was elected as a delegate to the state constitutional convention. After his service to the state, he accepted a commission as a captain in the lst Regiment U.S. Dragoons. After entrance into the army, he spent much of his time on the border and in Indian territory of that period. He retired as a lieutenant-colonel after spending twenty years of service in the army. He died in 1857 on his farm in Missouri.

Boone's journal of his expedition through Oklahoma-Kansas territory from May 14 to July 31, 1843 described the many topographical, geological and geographical points of interest, the the various flora and fauna of the region, the contacts that his expedition had with the Osage Indians, and difficulties that he and his troops encountered on the journey.

Acquisition: Purchased from the William Reese Company

Processed by: LTM, 9-1-1987; JEF, 2-4-1998