 | Louis Houck - 1908 - 402 trang
...he and Ashley obtained a license to trade on the upper Missouri and accordingly advertised for 100 young men " to ascend the Missouri river to its source,...there to be employed for one, two, or three years." Persons desiring to know particulars, were referred to "Major Andrew Henry, near the lead mines in... | |
 | Eugene F. Ware - 1911 - 634 trang
...Republican of March 20, 1822, appeared a notice advertising for "enterprising young men" who would engage to "ascend the Missouri River to its source, there to be employed for one, two or three years." Among the enterprising young men who responded to this advertisement — which emanated from the Missouri... | |
 | Harrison Clifford Dale - 1917 - 366 trang
...Missouri Republican of March 20, 1822. A call was made for "one hundred young men to ascend the Missouri to its source, there to be employed for one, two, or three years." ne Three weeks later Ashley and Henry secured licenses to enter the Indian country and almost immediately... | |
 | Harrison Clifford Dale - 1918 - 370 trang
...Missouri Republican of March 20, 1822. A call was made for "one hundred young men to ascend the Missouri to its source, there to be employed for one, two, or three years."11" Three weeks later Ashley and Henry secured licenses to enter the Indian country and almost... | |
 | Frank Bird Linderman - 1922 - 362 trang
...sign in a window, and stopped to read it. I remember every word of it to this day. It said: NOTICE TO ENTERPRISING YOUNG MEN The subscriber wishes to...employed for one, two, or three years. For particulars inquire of Major Andrew Henry, who will ascend with and command the party, or of the subscriber near... | |
 | Cardinal Goodwin - 1922 - 570 trang
...enterprising young men — The subscriber wishes to engage one hundred young men to ascend the Missouri to its source, there to be employed for one, two, or three years. For particulars inquire of Major Andrew Henry, near the lead mines in the county of Washington, who will ascend with,... | |
 | Ray Allen Billington - 1926 - 306 trang
...inserted an adverstisement in the Missouri Republican of March 20, 1822: "To Enterprising Young Lien The subscriber wishes to engage one hundred young...employed for one, two, or three years, .for particulars inquire of Ldajor Andrew Henry, near the lead mines of the county of ,'ifashington, who will ascend... | |
 | Stewart Edward White - 1947 - 1544 trang
...latter case, however. Ashley had recruited a large proportion of his men by means of advertisement: "To ENTERPRISING YOUNG MEN "The subscriber wishes...there to be employed for one, two or three years." Which brought to him the boldest and most adventurous, but not always the most experienced. Therefore... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee - 1975 - 476 trang
...enterprising young men. The subscriber wishes to engage one hundred young men to ascend the Missouri to its source, there to be employed for one, two, or three years. Wm. H. Ashley." (I ain't no younker, Major Ashley, sir, and don't savvy "enterprising," but I'am a... | |
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To enterprising young men. The subscriber wishes to engage one hundred young men to ascend the Missouri river to its source, there to be employed for one, two, or three years. 
