“They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party.”
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William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashley, born in 1778, was a prominent American politician who played a crucial role in the American frontier movement. He served as a legislator in the Nebraska Territory and supported the federal government during the American Civil War. more