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Title
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Map of Santa Fe Trace From Independence to the Crossing of the Arkansas
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Description
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A facsimile of the map "drawn by Capt. P. St. G. Cooke, Drags. From Notes carefully taken by him while in command of the Excursion to protect the Santa Fe Trade, 1843." Covers the trail from the Independence/Weston/Ft. Leavenworth area to the crossing 375 miles from Fort Leavenworth in western Kansas. The rivers and creeks along the trail are drawn and named. Military Road from Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Scott is also shown. Handwritten at bottom of the map: "No. 252 - Capt. Cook's journal - recd. October 2nd 1849, R. Jones A-G."
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Date
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1843
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Shawnee Indian Prophet
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Description
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Mention of the "celebrated Shawnee Prophet" of the Shawnee Indians at Cantonment Leavenworth, described as "an old man, but little distinguished in appearance."
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Date
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1905-02-01
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Object Type
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Book
