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1Author:  Edwards, BenjaminAdd
 Title:  Benjamin Edwards Papers     
 Dates:  1819-1827 
 Abstract:  Benjamin Edwards was a member of Major Stephen H. Long's "Yellowstone Expedition," also known as the Rocky Mountain Expedition, in 1819-1820. The expedition completed the first ascent of the Missouri River. This collection consists of one letter Edwards wrote to his father while on the expedition and a series (approximately 5) letters Edwards wrote to his father after leaving the expedition. These later letters primarily discuss issues surrounding winding down the expedition, including Edwards' attempt to receive wages due him. After the expedition, Edwards bounced around the Mississippi River. At one time, he worked as an overseer of slaves at a sawmill near New Orleans, which he briefly describes in one of his letters.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Ed9 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  African American | Exploration. | Travel 
 Genre:  Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Exploration | Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) | West (U.S.)-Description and travel 
2Author:  Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885Add
 Title:  Titian Ramsay Peale Sketches     
 Dates:  1817-1875 
 Abstract:  This portion of the Peale Family Collection contains 221 Titian Ramsey Peale sketches. There is a detailed table of contents that describes each image. Most of the images depict elements of the natural world. There are many sketches of animals and landscapes. Some are in pencil, while others are in watercolor.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.P31.15d 
 Extent:  550 item(s) 
 Topics:  Literature, Arts, and Culture 
 Genre:  Art 
 Subjects:  American bison -- Pictorial works | Animals -- Pictorial works. | Antelopes -- Pictorial works | Birds -- Pictorial works | Botany -- Pictorial works | Butterflies -- Pictorial works. | Caterpillars -- Pictorial works | Coin design. | Deer -- Pictorial works | Fishes -- Pictorial works | Indians of North America -- Maine | Indians of North America -- Nebraska | Indians of North America -- Pictorial works | Insects -- Pictorial works | Landscape drawing | Moose -- Pictorial works | Natural history | Ornithology -- Pictorial works | Oto indians | Penobscot Indians | Plains Indians | Siouan Indians | Squirrels -- Pictorial works | Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) | Wolves -- Pictorial works | Zoology -- Pictorial works