Clyman, James, 1792-1881

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Virginia-born Clyman first went west with William H. Ashley's fur trading expedition up the Missouri River in 1823. In subsequent years, he lived as a trapper in the Rocky Mountains, served in the Black Hawk War in Illinois in 1832, guided an emigrant party to Oregon in 1844, spent parts of the next two years in Oregon and California, returned to the United States on the eve of the Mexican-American War and relocated permanently to California in 1848, settling in the vicinity of Napa as a farmer.

From the description of Papers of James Clyman, 1827-1881 (bulk 1827-1846). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122332636

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Birth 1792-02-01

Death 1881-12-27

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