Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892

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Born in a small Maine village in 1814, Osborne Russell ran away to sea at age 16, but he soon gave up seafaring to join a trading and trapping company in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1834 he signed up for Nathaniel Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia River. Subsequently, he joined Jim Bridger's brigade of old Rocky Mountain Fur Company men, continuing with them after a merger that left the American Fur company in control of the trade. When the fur trade declined, he became a free trapper operating out of Fort Hall.

From the description of Aubrey L. Haines manuscript, 1955. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 61344209

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referencedIn Haines, Aubrey L. Aubrey L. Haines papers, 1952-1976. Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library
creatorOf Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Osborne Russell papers, 1848-[1921?]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Journal of a trapper : Or nine years in the Rocky Mountains, between the years 1834 and 1843. by Osborne Russell. [microfilm]. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
creatorOf Russell, Osborne, 1814-1892. Aubrey L. Haines manuscript, 1955. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Aubrey L. Haines Papers, 1952-1976 MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
referencedIn Haines, Aubrey L. Letter, 1956. University of Idaho Library
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associatedWith Haines, Aubrey L. person
associatedWith Read, Eleanor. person
associatedWith Russell, Martha A. person
associatedWith Russell, Rebecca A. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Northwestern States
Rocky Mountains
Northwest (U.S.)
United States
West (U.S.)
Subject
Frontier and pioneer life
Fur trade
Fur trade
Fur trade
Northwestern States
Whitman Massacre, 1847
Occupation
Fur traders
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Birth 1814

Death 1892-08-02

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