Lot 44
(Missouri) Santa Fe Trail Trade Report, 1825 printed 12 page report entitled "Answers of Augustus Storrs, of Missouri, to Certain Queries Upon the Origin, Present State, and Future Prospect, of Trade and Intercourse, Between Missouri and the Internal Provinces of Mexico, Propounded by the Hon. Mr. Benton" (18th Congress, 2d Session), with interesting information regarding the trail from Fort Osage in Missouri to Taos, N.M. and beyond to the Rock Mountains, Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782 - April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was an American politician, attorney, soldier, and longtime United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms.