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Ashley passed this information along to the people in Missouri where it was ignored by the heirs of [[CHOUTEAU, Rene Auguste|Rene Auguste CHOUTEAU]]. Ashley gained fame as a leader of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company (1824 to 1826) and as an explorer of the Far West. He organized the rendezvous system, pioneered the employment of free trappers rather than hired trappers or Indian tribes, and established durable routes to the fur country. | Ashley passed this information along to the people in Missouri where it was ignored by the heirs of [[CHOUTEAU, Rene Auguste|Rene Auguste CHOUTEAU]]. Ashley gained fame as a leader of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company (1824 to 1826) and as an explorer of the Far West. He organized the rendezvous system, pioneered the employment of free trappers rather than hired trappers or Indian tribes, and established durable routes to the fur country. | ||
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ASHLEY, William Henry. (Powhatan County, VA, 1778-Boonesville, MO, Mar. 26, 1838). Congressman and fur trader. Working on behalf of his Missouri constituents, Ashley, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1831 through 1837, attempted to prove claims made against the estate of Julien DUBUQUE. Ashley asked Secretary of War Lewis Cass to place the issue before President Andrew Jackson. Cass later told Ashley that Jackson had said he would not recognize these claims.
Ashley passed this information along to the people in Missouri where it was ignored by the heirs of Rene Auguste CHOUTEAU. Ashley gained fame as a leader of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company (1824 to 1826) and as an explorer of the Far West. He organized the rendezvous system, pioneered the employment of free trappers rather than hired trappers or Indian tribes, and established durable routes to the fur country.