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TERRITORY, Territory in the 1820s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Alexander Ross writes of his travels as a Fur Trader.
    date May 1, 1822map TERRITORY, Territorytags Ross, Alexander, fur trade, Economy

    The value of furs and peltries were increasing, causing many adventurers to travel abroad and engage in the fur trade.  Alexander Ross was raised in Scotland on his father’s farm. In 1804, He left for Quebec where his journey led him from being a schoolmaster to that of a fur trader. In 1822, in a letter to his sister, Alexander Ross wrote about his regrets, travels, and misfortunes abroad. All...

  2. James O. Pattie witnesses the return of a Pawnee war party
    date June 20, 1824 to August 30, 1830map TERRITORY, Territorytags Territory, Native Americans

    James O. Pattie, on a trip through the southwest of America, had been traveling in Pawnee territory for multiple days. After enjoying a peaceful time with the Pawnees, partaking in traditional Pawnee activities like the smoking of pipes and eating buffalo meat together, he was impressed with their hospitality and even went so far as to, in his travel notes, call the chief paternal. Because of these...

  3. A Trying Voyage
    date January 27, 1829map TERRITORY, Territorytags African-Americans, Health/Death, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations, Slavery

    Sunday morning, January 27, 1829... a joyful thankfulness filled our hearts, for we were entering the land of promise. Mary Wightman Helm had good reason to rejoice after a most difficult journey to Texas. Helm related that the trip usually took a bearable seven days, but left without a breeze in the unpredictable Gulf of Mexico, her voyage took an astonishing 31 days. The ship only carried provisions...