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Title
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An Old Frontiersman: Jim Bridger, Hunter, Guide and Scout, Dies Near New Santa Fe
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Description
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Obituary for Jim Bridger (1804-1881), "known as old frontiersman, plainsman and guide for over a quarter of a century" before dying "near New Santa Fe, in this county." Native of Virginia traveling to the Rocky Mountains in the 1820s as a fur trader, mountain man, and western guide before retiring to south of Westport after the Civil War in New Santa Fe, Missouri.
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Date
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1881-07-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
