Dunbar-Hunter Expedition – Object #2

Observations Extracted from the Journals of William Dunbar, esq. and Doctor Hunter

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<p>The newspaper article takes up four of the five columns on the front page of the newspaper.</p>

Excerpts describing the lower Louisiana Purchase territory, printed in the newspaper, October 1806

Questions:

Where were these observations made?

What type of physical and cultural geography did they notice?

Why did Dunbar and Hunter make this trip? Who was the audience for this report?

Citations

The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser. (Washington,D.C.), 15 Oct. 1806. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.