New Expeditions to the New Territory of Louisiana
The district of Louisiana was changed to the territory of Louisiana by an act of congress passed March 3, 1805, which provided for a governor, secretary and two judges. It was detached from Indian Territory and erected into a separate territory, so that Nebraska became a part of the “Territory of Louisiana.” In 1808 the Missouri Fur Company was established, and an expedition under its auspices was sent out under command of Major A. Henry. He established trading posts on the upper Missouri beyond the Rocky Mountains. In 1805 Manuel Lisa, a wealthy Spaniard, with a party in search of …
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