REBECCA'S APRON part 3 of 4

“Back then, in 1799, as far west as a man and his family could go was still in Spanish held Missouri. By that winter Rebecca, Daniel, and various others of the growing Boone family were settled on tracts of land in Missouri totaling some thousands of acres just above St. Charles on the lower Missouri River. Best of all, for Daniel, there was a whole new stretch of wilderness for him to explore. Surely, Rebecca noticed that when the creditors who followed the Boones to Missouri came around Daniel seemed to have his strongest urges to go grab Old Tick-Licker, his favorite rifle, and take off exploring and hunting. All in all, things were going well again for the Boones in Missouri until the Louisiana Purchase put a kink in their plans.”

To learn more on the Internet about John Filson, his writings, and the history of the Boone family see:

Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone by John Filson http://authorsdirectory.com/b/1boon10.htm Read here the section Filson devoted to Boone in his book about Kentucky.

History if Boonville, Missouri http://www.c-magic.com/boonvill/history.... The settlement of Boonville began in 1805 when Rebecca and Daniel Boone’s sons began to commercially operate a salt mill.

Major printed sources for this four-part series will be listed at the conclusion of part 4.

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