The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph’s farther to the northward. — Francis Parkman

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Mini who’s who:

Francis Parkman : American Historian
Born:  September 16, 1823
Died:  November 8, 1893