Osage materials, George Ord Collection

Culture:
Osage includes: 𐓁𐒻 π“‚π’Όπ’°π“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜
Language: English
Date: 1861
Contributor: Ord, George, 1781-1866
Subject: Indian captivities | Captivity narratives | Expeditions | Social life and customs | Africa
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 2 items
Description: Letters to Charles Waterton. Mentions imposture of John D. Hunter [who claimed to have lived among the Kickapoos and Osages], Hunter's work on Indians, his claim to have preceded Lewis and Clark, and Ord's conversation with Sir John Franklin on the topic; Du Chaillu and his work on gorillas; Eleazar Williams and his claim to be the Lost Dauphin; Indian customs; Academy of Natural Sciences; fire in Philadelphia. Also quotes Lewis Cass on Hunter and Franklin.
Collection: George Ord Collection Mss.B.Or2