Captain Wilkes at Fort Nisqually

So Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Exploring Expedition, has arrived at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound. The year is 1841, and clerk Alexander Caulfield Anderson is in charge…
Read moreSo Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Exploring Expedition, has arrived at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound. The year is 1841, and clerk Alexander Caulfield Anderson is in charge…
Read moreIn 1841, the United States Exploring Expedition, whose name is often shortened to USSEX, is about to arrive at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound! He had first attempted to enter…
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