Diaries of an expedition with John James Audubon, 1843 Mar 11-Dec 31.

Holograph manuscript diaries kept by John G. Bell during his participation in John James Audubon's Missouri River expedition in 1843. Bell left New York on Mar 11, arrived in St. Louis on Mar 28, and arrived at Fort Union on Jun 12, from which he travelled in the surrounding area and along the Yellowstone River during Jun-Aug. Bell left Fort Union on Aug 16 and arrived in New York in early November. The three volumes are a printed diary, published by Jansen and Bell, New York, completed in manuscript for Mar 11-Dec 31, with brief entries describing collection of specimens, hunting of buffalo and other animals, and noting specimens mounted after his return to New York; a volume containing longer, detailed entries for Jun 13-Aug 13; and a volume with similar, long entries, possibly drafts, for Aug 2-7, with additional accounts, lists, and notes