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Historical Review HISTORICAL REVIEW The Willie Keil Funeral Cortege from Missouri to Oregon, 1855 The Strangest Burial Procession in American History Page 26 OCTOBER 1953 Publis The State Historical Society of Missouri COLUMBIA, MISSOURI THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI The State Historical Society of Missouri heretofore organized under the laws of this State, shall be the trustee of this State.—Laws of Missouri, 1899, R. S. of Mo., 1949, Chapter 183. OFFICERS 1950-1953 E. E. SWAIN, Kirksville, President GEORGE ROBB ELLISON, Maryville, First Vice-President RUSH H. LIMBAUGH, Cape Girardeau, Second Vice-President HENRY A. BUNDSCHU, Independence, Third Vice-President BARTLETT BODER, St. Joseph, Fourth Vice-President RAY V. DENSLOW, Trenton, Fifth Vice-President W. C. HEWITT, Shelbyville,, Sixth Vice-President R. B. PRICE, Columbia, Treasurer FLOYD C. SHOEMAKER, Columbia, Secretary and Librarian TRUSTEES Permanent Trustees, Former Presidents of the Society ISIDOR LOEB, St. Louis WILLIAM SOUTHERN, JR., ALLEN MCREYNOLDS, Carthage Independence GEORGE A. ROZIER, Jefferson City G. L. ZWICK, St. Joseph Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1953 FRANK P. BRIGGS, Macon ALBERT L. REEVES, Kansas City STEPHEN B. HUNTER, Cape Girardeau E. E. SWAIN, Kirksville *WALDO P. JOHNSON, Clinton *R. M. THOMSON, St. Charles E. LANSING RAY, St. Louis ROY D. WILLIAMS, Boonville Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1954 RALPH P. BIEBER, St. Louis HENRY C. THOMPSON, Bonne Terre ARTHUR V. BURROWES, St. Joseph WILLIAM L. VANDEVENTER, LAURENCE J. KENNY, S. J., St. Louis Springfield JOSEPH H. MOORE, Charleston CHARLES L. WOODS, Rolla ISRAEL A. SMITH, Independence Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1955 JESSE W. BARRETT, St. Louis GEORGE H. SCRUTON, Sedalia CHESTER A. BRADLEY, Kansas City JAMES TODD, Moberly GEORGE ROBB ELLISON, Maryville T. BALLARD WATTERS, Marshfield FRANK L. MOTT, Columbia L. M. WHITE, Mexico EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The twenty-nine Trustees, the President and the Secretary of the Society, the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and President of the Uni­ versity of Missouri constitute the Executive Committee. •Deceased. Missouri Historical Review Floyd C. Shoemaker, Editor Volume XLVIII October 1953 Number One The Missouri Historical Review is published quarterly at 201 Madison Street, Jefferson City, Missouri. Communications pertaining to the publication should be addressed to 201 Madison Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, or to Floyd C. Shoemaker, The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. The Review is sent free to all members of the State Historical Society of Missouri. Membership dues in the Society are $ 1.00 a year, or $20 for a life membership. The Society assumes no responsibility for statements made by contributors to the magazine. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Jefferson City, Missouri, under the act of August 24, 1912. MORE COMMENTS ON THE SOCIETY AND THE REVIEW In reading the Missouri Historical Review, I have learned more history of Missouri than I did in school.—H. C. DEARING, Brunswick. As a former Missourian and a member of the State Historical Society I wish to tell you that your quarterly Review strikes me as one of the most admirable publications of its kind in every way. I read it from cover to cover and find it highly interesting.— LEIGH MITCHELL HODGES, Doylestown, Pa. You're doing great work. The best quarterly put out by any state historical society.—H. HAMLIN, editor of The Pony Express, Authentic Stories of the Old Trails, San Francisco, Calif. There is a certain charm, feeling, or interest in your Review that makes it seem like a letter from home.—ERNEST RIVERS, New Orleans, La. I have read records in many libraries and in many courthouses in several states but never have I found such helpfulness and genuine interest as I did in your staff. They were wonderful!—MRS. CHAS. E. WOFFORD, Cuba, Mo. I wish to congratulate you on the July issue of the Review received a few days ago. I feel like it is the best issue to date, because it contained many, many articles that were educational, instructive, and personal.—OSCAR KOBLITZ, Moberly. I declare, the Review gets better all the time and Missouri is dear to my heart.— MRS. CECIL B. TAYLOR, Clifton Forge, Va. I was carried away with the cover and contents of the last Review. It reminded me of the stories my father used to tell me about the days when he was a boy back in 1847.—MRS. HARRY GLAZEBROOK, Wheatland. Please find inclosed one dollar to pay for the renewal of my subscription to the wonderful magazine of the State Historical Society. Thank you for it and I do appre­ ciate the work the Society does for the state in getting out this important publication.— MISS MARCIA WILLIAMS, O'Fallon. I have just finished reading our July issue of the official publication of the Society and state without reservation that it is a "bang-up" job. The State Historical Society is to be congratulated.—DEAN T. HENRY, Sarcoxie. I also wish to compliment you upon the very high standard which you set for the Review.—ADOLPH M. HOENNY, St. Louis. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the excellent job you are doing with the Review. I am proud of being a Missourian and the job the Society is doing is a very distinct part of that pride.—FRANZ E. DANIEL, Charlotte, N. Car. The moment the October issue of the Review was received I wanted to get word to you about its appeal, and very attractive style. The Geary wood-cut of the circus really lent a rich, decorative arrangement to the magazine. The surrounding color, and finish in the cover paper, gave the whole outer effect a scintillating quality seldom found on publications of this type.—E. HTJBERT DEINES, Kansas City. I have recently read several copies of your splendid publication at the St. Louis Public Library. I was much impressed by the interesting articles and appealing format of the booklet and as a result I am enclosing my application for membership.—R. J. KELLER, St. LouiS. The Missouri Historical Review is one of the most used magazines in our library.— MRS. CHARLES s. COURTNEY, Book Committee Chairman, Dade County Library, Greenfield. I think the Review gets better with each issue and I am keeping all of my copies for future reference.—MRS. F. L. DYER, Marshall. Contents Page THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, 1803, AND THE TRANSFER OF UPPER LOUISIANA TO THE UNITED STATES, 1804, by Floyd C. Shoemaker 1 FROM BETHEL, MISSOURI, TO AURORA, OREGON: LETTERS OF WILLIAM KEIL, 1855-1870. PART I. Translated by William G.Bek 23 REMARKS ON SENATOR ALLEN MCREYNOLDS AND THE BINGHAM PORTRAIT OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, by Floyd C. Shoemaker 42 "THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI HISTORY," by Floyd C. Shoemaker 46 THE MISSOURI READER: AMERICANS IN THE VALLEY. PART XIII. Edited by Ruby Matson Robins 59 HISTORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS 71 A Personal Message from the Secretary 71 Members Active in Increasing Society's Membership 71 New Members of the Historical Society 74 Memberships Donated to Missouri Schools and Names of Donors 79 We Aren't Asking Out of Curiosity 80 Errata 81 Dean Loeb Given Honorary Degree 81 Pageant Held at Fort Osage 82 Audrain County Historical Society Reactivated 83 George Washington Carver National Monument Dedicated 84 Graduate Theses Relating to Missouri 85 Acquisitions 87 Activities of Local Historical Societies 88 Anniversaries 90 Monuments and Memorials 91 Notes 93 Historical Publications 101 Obituaries 104 MISSOURI HISTORY NOT FOUND IN TEXTBOOKS 107 ONE PERSON'S MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Verso of back cover Illustrations Page THE STRANGE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF WILLIE KEIL. Cover design from Bethel and Aurora by Robert J. Hendricks. Sketch by Robert R. Boardman. Courtesy of Mrs. Robert R. Boardman and Paul Hendricks. 23 THOMAS JEFFERSON. A statute by James Earle Frazier in Jefferson City... 3 THE FIRST CONSUL 1803. From an engraving by Francois Pascal Gerard. 5 THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY. A relief by Karl Bitter in Jefferson City. 8 CARLOS DEHAULT DELASSUS 11 RAISING THE AMERICAN FLAG AT ST. LOUIS, MARCH 10, 1804. From George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana 13 WILLIAM KEIL 23 BETHEL, MISSOURI 25 "I BLOWED MY TRUMPET FOR THE ADVANCE, WILLIE GOES BEFORE AND WE FOLLOW HIM." From the American-German Review, October, 1947 28 ALLEN MCREYNOLDS 42 THOMAS JEFFERSON, by George Caleb Bingham 44 "THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI HISTORY" 46 SHOOTING FOR THE BEEF, by George Caleb Bingham 47 CALAMITY JANE POSED FOR HER PICTURE IN WESTERN COSTUME IN 1876. 49 GENERAL NATHANIEL LYON PERSONALLY LED HIS UNION TROOPS INTO BATTLE AT WILSON'S CREEK AND WAS KILLED ON THE FIELD 51 AT THE ROPE WALK SPINNERS WALKED BACKWARD FROM A WHEEL, FEEDING STRANDS FROM BUNDLES OF HEMP AROUND THEIR WAISTS 53 IN THE VILLAGE SCHOOL MISSOURI CHILDREN LEARNED TO READ, WRITE, AND CIPHER AND TO PERFORM AT "EXERCISES" ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS 55 BEHIND HEMP BALE BARRICADES, PRICE'S SOLDIERS MOVED UP THE HILL AT LEXINGTON TO DEFEAT UNION FORCES UNDER MULLIGAN 57 THE FIRST STEAMBOAT ON THE MISSOURI. From a lunette by Victor Higgins in the Missouri State Capitol 61 A HOME ON THE MISSOURI. From Switzler's Illustrated History of Missouri 64 THE PIONEER 65 THE RANGER 67 BUST OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, at George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, Mo 84 MRS. LERTON V. DAWSON Verso of back cover THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, 1803, AND THE TRANSFER OF UPPER LOUISIANA TO THE UNITED STATES, 1804 BY FLOYD C. SHOEMAKER1 EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PURCHASE, 1762-1803 On April 30, 1803, there occurred the significant and far-reach­ ing event known in history as the Louisiana Purchase. By this act, Napoleon Bonaparte ceded to the United States the port of New- Orleans and more than 825,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi, almost doubling the country's area.
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