Bush, George: First Settlers in Puget Sound, Emigrant Wagon Train from Buchanan County, 1844
Entry/Object ID
AM2020.1.378
Scope and Content
Bush, George: First Settlers in Puget Sound, Emigrant Wagon Train from Buchanan County, 1844. An account of George Busch and his wagon party who left St. Joseph area and traveled the Oregon Trail to the Dalles in 1844. There they left their wagons and packed or sledded goods to the Puget Sound area. From unidentified book. Note on p. 40 reports Bush to have been a Negro. Name of Article: "George Bush, the Voyageur". by John Edwin Ayer. p. 40-44
Bush is said to have been an employee of Robidoux in the fur trade for Hudson's Bay Co, prior.
Recounts the settlement, business with Dr. McLoughlin, Indian Interaction etc.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Article
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Literary Works
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Fur trade
Search Terms
Western Migration, Emigrants from Buchanan County, Oregon Trail, Robidoux Trading, Indian Interaction