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Despite suffering from epilepsy from a young age on, he participated in several key expeditions to the American West. He served as topographer on John Fremont's third expedition that crossed the ...

Major-Gen. FREMONT and staff went on board the City of Alton, to accompany and direct the expedition. Capt. BART ABLE is in charge of the fleet. The captains of the several vessels were published ...