A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . veiy government performed twothings of importance. The peni-tentiary was located and built inJefferson City. The Black HawkIndian war broke out in Illinoisand Wisconsin, and Missouri fear- John miller ed the Indians might cross the Missisippi and give troublehere. Troops were sent to northeast Missouri but no hostileIndians were met. The term of Governor Dunklinfrom 1832 to 1836 marked one im-portant government act. This wasthe Platte Purchase. The
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . veiy government performed twothings of importance. The peni-tentiary was located and built inJefferson City. The Black HawkIndian war broke out in Illinoisand Wisconsin, and Missouri fear- John miller ed the Indians might cross the Missisippi and give troublehere. Troops were sent to northeast Missouri but no hostileIndians were met. The term of Governor Dunklinfrom 1832 to 1836 marked one im-portant government act. This wasthe Platte Purchase. The PlatteCountry was in northwest embraced what are today the sixcounties of Atchison, Holt, Noda-way, idrew, Buchanan, andPlatte. The Sac and Fox Indiansoccupied it but already some whitesettlers had settled there. TheUnited States Government in 1836gave the Indians $7,500 and a tractof land in Kansas a,nd the Indiansin return gave up claim to thePlatte country. The principal demand for this country hadcome from the people in Clay county. General William Clark,Red Head, arranged the treaty. Missouris United States. DANIEL DUNKLIN I20 History of Missouri and Missourians senator, F. Linn, was the real author of the PlattePurchase as it was he who persuaded Congress to give thisland to Missouri. In 1837 the State of Missouri took posses-sion. During Governor DunkUns administration Missouriwas even more prosperous than before. Speculation againprevailed but in 1837 hard times set in and continued severalyears. By 1836 the people wanted better transportation so inthat year a railroad convention was held in St. was enthusiastic and the Legislature chartered anumber of railroad lines. Nothing further was done, how-ever, and it was fifteen years before railroad building beganin Missouri. Governor Boggs administration was most important andexciting. It was filled with seven historic events. In 1837 the Legislature founded a ?tateBank. Later branches of
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