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[23] For a sketch of Independence see Gregg's Commerce of the Prairies, in our volume xix, p. 189, note 34.—Ed.
[24] When Jason Lee, the Methodist missionary, went east (1838-39) for re-inforcements, he took with him two Indian youths to be educated. Meetings were held in many cities; at Peoria, Illinois, one of the lads being taken ill, was left behind. His presence continued the interest aroused by Lee's representations, so that early in 1839 a company of young men, not one of whom had ever been west of St. Louis, was organized to undertake the Oregon migration. The party consisted at first of nineteen persons. See Robert Shortess, "First Emigrants to Oregon," in Oregon Pioneer Association Transactions, 1896.—Ed.
[25] For the Mormons in Missouri consult our volume xx, pp. 93-99, with accompanying notes.—Ed.
[26] The governor of Missouri (1836-40) was Lilburn W. Boggs, for whom see our volume xx, p. 98, note 65.—Ed.
[27] Consult the references in our volume xxiv, pp. 119, 120, notes 99, 100.—Ed.
[28] See a brief sketch of Rigdon in Flagg's Far West, our volume xxvi, p. 358, note 209.—Ed.
[29] For the use of this term Indian Territory—which did not at that time correspond with our present Indian Territory—see Wyeth's Oregon in our volume xxi, p. 50, note 31.—Ed.
[30] The Santa Fé route was taken in preference to the Oregon trail on the advice of Andrew Sublette and Philip Thompson, who had just returned from the mountains. See Shortess's "Sketch," cited in note 20, above.—Ed.
[31] For this stream see James's Long's Expedition, in our volume xiv, p. 184, note 153.—Ed.