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Excerpt from The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Vol. 1 of 3: To Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7 On my return from the Mississippi voyage, preparations were making for a second, which was to be conducted by another gentleman Of the army; but General Wilkinson solicited as a favor that which he had a right to command, viz., that I would agree to take charge Of the expedition. The late dangers and hardships I had undergone, together with the idea Of again leaving my family in a strange country, distant from their connections, made me hesitate; but the ambition Of a soldier, and the spirit Of enterprise which was inherent in my breast, induced me to agree to his proposition. The great Objects in view by this expedi tion, as I conceived in addition to my instructions, were to attach the Indians to our government, and to acquire such geographical knowledge Of the southwestern boundary Of Louisiana as to enable our government to enter into a definitive arrangement for a line of demarkation between that territory and North Mexico. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.