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THBSouth Pass Wagon Bill, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, May 1860
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- Lot Description
Bill of lading for items received at Fort Leavenworth, 7.5 x 12 in. The list includes a variety of items, kegs of gunpowder and kegs of whiskey, boxes of overshoes and knapsacks, sack coats, stationery, hardware, nails, rope, spades, brooms, ordnance stores, candles (250 boxes), and more. Signed "B.F. Burche, Irwin & White."
B.F. Burche was a wagonmaster with the South Pass Expedition, under F.W. Lander. Their mission was to open a road for emigrants heading for California and the Oregon Territory. South Pass provided a route across the Continental Divide that had a relatively easy grade, unlike the more rugged terrain to the north through the Bitterroots taken by Lewis and Clark. The first known description of South Pass came in 1812 with Robert Stuart and his companions. But it would take another 20 years before the first "train" of 20 wagons crossed the pass led by Benjamin Bonneville. By the 1850s and 1860s, it would become a steady stream of emigrants crossing the western spine of the continent through this pass, and Lander was sent to make sure the road was clear and marked. Lander was also superintendent of the Fort Kearney and Honey Lake wagon roads.
Although B.F. Burche was of great aid in getting the wagon trains over the Green River and locating better fords, he left few "footprints" in the historical records. The only name we can find in the last quarter of the 19th century that is close is Benjamin F. Burche, is listed as a clerk in Washington, DC. There is a Benjamin F. Burche listed in the US Register of Civil, Military and Naval Service, 1863-1959, with a residence in Washington, DC. He appears throughout the 1870s and 1880s. Did B.F. Burche give up operating wagons in the west and settle in the capital? Benjamin F. Burche was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery on July 1, 1902.
Condition
Minor separation at edges of folds, else fine.
With light veneer loss in some areas of the exterior. The side of the box has an old repair. The box is presently in working condition.
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