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Dec 30, 2019 · William Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter 1804-1807. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, William Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter were sent to map and explore areas of Arkansas and Louisiana. Their expedition was meant to be scientific and was the most extensive collection of data throughout the Louisiana Purchase to date.
Jul 28, 2023 · Between 1804 and 1807, President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the northern regions of the Purchase; Zebulon Pike into the Rocky Mountains, the southwestern areas, and two smaller forays; Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis along the Red River; and William Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter to explore the “Washita” River and “the hot springs ...
Up the Ouachita River. By Jay H. Buckley. Contents. William Dunbar was Jefferson’s Enlightenment ally in Natchez, and Dr. George Hunter was one of the finest chemists in early American history. While Lewis and Clark wintered in North Dakota, Dunbar and Hunter explored the Ouachita River in Arkansas.
Nov 6, 2022 · As with Dunbar, Jefferson knew Hunter’s reputation. On April 15, 1804, President Jefferson penned a letter to Dunbar asking that he lead an expedition to explore the Red and the Arkansas Rivers. In it he stated that Dr. George Hunter would be his partner and chief counsel. Preparations
The Dunbar–Hunter Expedition, also known as the Grand Expedition, was an expedition led by William Dunbar and George Hunter with the purpose of exploring the lower portion of the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition was given the orders by Thomas Jefferson to explore parts of Mississippi and Missouri. [1] .
Jun 7, 2023 · LOCAL COLUMNIST. History Minute: The forgotten Hunter-Dunbar Expedition. June 7, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. By Dr. Ken Bridges. William Dunbar left a life of privilege and ease in Scotland and embarked...
George Hunter was known as a Jeffersonian explorer for the rest of his life, and he lived into the 1830s. This little expedition, this trial run into the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, in the winter of eighteen-four and eighteen-five, convinced both Dunbar and Hunter, though, that they didn’t want to go on the Grand Excursion up the Red River.
