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A chart of the internal part of Louisiana : including all the hitherto unexplored Countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N: and the Red River on the I: the Mississippi East and the Mountains of Mexico West ; with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas.

Description: Map shows route of exploration taken by the Zebulon Pike expedition along the Arkansas River and Red River. Includes reference and observational notes. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1895
Creator: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

Description: Letter from Thomas Falconer to "My dear Austin" in London. The letter was written in the third month of Falconer's captivity and posted from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The letter recounts how he became part of the Santa Fe Expedition in June 1841 and narrates his experiences during the expedition. Falconer states that he was falsely told that the expedition was for trade when in fact its purpose was to capture Santa Fe. The letter describes his companions; the decline of Santa Fe's importance f… more
Date: January 12, 1842
Creator: Falconer, Thomas
Partner: Southwestern University

[Typed transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

Description: Letter from Thomas Falconer to "My dear Austin" in London. The letter was written in the third month of Falconer's captivity and posted from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The letter recounts how he became part of the Santa Fe Expedition in June 1841 and narrates his experiences during the expedition. Falconer states that he was falsely told that the expedition was for trade when in fact its purpose was to capture Santa Fe. The letter describes his companions; the decline of Santa Fe's importance f… more
Date: January 12, 1842
Creator: Falconer, Thomas
Partner: Southwestern University
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