Note 20 — COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXPEDITION
Reading edition
Silvester Pratte was born in St. Louis (1799), the son of Bernard Pratte, a partner in the American Fur Company. He did not return from this expedition, but died in New Mexico; see post.—Ed.
Reading edition
Silvester Pratte was born in St. Louis (1799), the son of Bernard Pratte, a partner in the American Fur Company. He did not return from this expedition, but died in New Mexico; see post.—Ed.