NATHAN BOONE
PAPERS
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| Box 1 | FF 1 | Contains a 48 page handwritten manuscript copy of the journal kept by Captain Nathan Boone during a march on the Southwest prairies (Oklahoma and Kansas) from May 14 to July 31, 1843. Boone describes the topographical, geological and geographical points of interest, the 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. |
| Box 1 | FF 2 | Contains a photocopied article from the Chronicles of Oklahoma VII (1929): 58-105 entitled, "Captain Nathan Boone's Journal" by W. Julian Fessler. This article contains a reproduction of Boone's Journal with annotated notes, Captain Boone's Report, Zachary Taylor's Letter of Transmittal, and a brief introduction about Boone, who was Daniel Boone's youngest child and during 1843 at the time of the Prairie Expedition was a Captain in the 1st Regiment of United States Dragoons. |
| Box 1 | FF 3 | Contains a photocopied Map of the Route Traversed by Captain Nathan Boone's Expedition in Oklahoma and Kansas, 1843. |
| Box 1 | FF 4 | Contains a collection of various secondary resource material that has been photocopied for research purposes by Joan R. Renck (March-May 1987) relating to Nathan Boone and his expedition. Also contains an article entitled "A Grave Situation" from The Squire, May 11, 1989, Vol II, No. 30. |