A Quote by William Henry Ashley

We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.

William Henry Ashley

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William Henry Ashley
American - Businessman
1778 - March 26, 1838

As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day and sometimes remained two days at the same encampment.

William Henry Ashley

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Langston Hughes

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James Agee

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Milton Friedman

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Achim Steiner

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Nelson A. Miles

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