This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harden, Burgwin, Hoskins, McCrate, Carleton, Madison, Wilmot, Jombeaux, Frap, Wau-kee, Darling, Martel Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4242.2 Message Board Post: N.B.:--The government survey map of township 74 range 44 shows the house of Davis Harden as being in the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 15, and the community of Council Point as being in the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 15......Traders Point community is shown as being on the Missouri river bank in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 35, about three miles south of the Council Point steamboat landing (which was in the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 14.).--W.F. --ANNALS OF IOWA, Vol. 3, 1897 - 1899, page 353: "John Henry K. Burgwin, cadet 1826 - 1830; Bvt. 2d Lieut. 2d Infantry 1830; 2d Lieut. 1st Dragoons 1833; 1st Lieut. 1st Dragoons 1835; Capt. 1st Dragoons 1837; commanded in attack on Pueblo-de-Taos, New Mexico, and mortally wounded 4th Feb. 1847, died the 7th." --MICROFILM SUPPLEMENT to IOWA TERRITORIAL PAPERS. M - 325. A.--Roll 16: (1) Nov. 25, 1842.--Mack A. Earl, Office 115 South 6th Street, Philadelphia, inquires of John Hoskins "...if alive is about six feet high black hair and beard, and of much better education than the mass of privates in the army. His family is highly respectable and he joined the army through pique..."....Notation on outside: Pvt. Co. "G", 1st Dragoons. (2) Aug. 9, 1842: Camp Fenwick. Lt.Thomas McCrate requests leave of absence of 4 months "....to enable me to visit my connexions in Maine, and my friends in the East -- I have been for about 5 years on duty with my Regiment in the West, without a similar indulgence..." "Granted". B--Roll 17: (1). "Oct. 13, 1843: Fort Leavenworth. In compliance with orders dated Sept. 18th, 1843 from headquarters of the 3d Military department, Capt. Burgwin abandoned Fort Croghan on the 6th inst. and marched with the mounted men of his company to Fort Leavenworth where he arrived yesterday. "The dismounted men with the clothing and other company property under command of Lt.Carleton were embarked on board of a machinaw boat which "I caused to be constructed of materials which had been collected for the purpose of building quarters in the event of the maintenance of troops at Fort Croghan this winter. Lt.Carleton arrived day before yesterday." "On the 4th a sentinel at Fort Croghan received a severe wound by the accidental discharge of his carbine. Ass't Surgeon Madison and suitable attendance were ordered to remain there with him until he could travel to Fort Leavenworth. "Quartermaster stores were disposed of with a due regard to the public interest. About 40 bbls. of pork and a few canvas and beans which could not be sold except at great sacrifice were stored and left under charge of a non-commissioned officer to be later transported by the return of a steamboat now above Fort Croghan." IOWA TERRITORIAL PAPERS. Roll Number 12. "Report of Persons and Articles employed and hired at the post of Fort Croghan, I.T. during the months of April 1843": (Paid at $1.25 per trip.) J.HARDIN, Apr. 17, a two horse wagon belonging to Davis Hardin.--Paid $1.25 L. WILMOT, Apr. 17, a two horse wagon belonging to L. Wilmot.--Paid $1.25 M. WILMOT, Apr. 17 - 18, a two horse wagon belonging M. Wilmot.--Paid $6.25 L.JOMBEAUX, Apr. 17, a two horse wagon belonging to J. Jombeaux.--Paid $2.50 L. JOMBEAUX, Apr. 20, 21, a two horse cart.--Paid $5. FRAP, Apr. 17, a two horse wagon belonging to Frap.--Paid $2.50. DARLING, Apr. 17, a two horse wagon belonging to Darling.--Paid $1.25. L.R. DARLING, April 17, a two horse cart MARTEL, Apr. 17, 18, 19, a two horse wagon belonging to Martel.--Paid $7.50. WAU - KEE, Apr. 17, 18, 19, two and one - half days, paid $5. (1).--"For transporting public property from FortCroghan to the block and store house at Council Bluffs." (A note at the top.) (2).--"Pd. for transporting public property from Fort Croghan to block house on the Bluffs during sudden rise of the Missouri.--Capt. J.H. K. Baurgwin. (A note at the bottom.)