In 1806 President Thomas Jefferson sent cartographer Thomas
Freeman and botanist Peter Custis to explore the southen Louisiana
Purchase westward to the Rocky Moutnains. Stopped by a Spanish army
in what is today extreme southern Oklahoma, they did not complete
their mission. President Jefferson minimized their failure by
focusing instead on the success of their northern counterparts
Lewis and Clark. Hence the fame of Lewis and Clark and the virtual
anonymity of Freeman and Custis-until now, thanks to editor Dan L.
Flores.
Dan Flores presents the primary documents created by Freeman and
Custis during their ill-fated attempt to explore the Louisiana
territory and areas west of the Mississippi in 1806.
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