Jun 24  The Expeditions of William Dunbar
Channel: Natchez National Historical Park
Date: 2016-06-24

Rusty Jenkins presents a Natchez History Minute about his ancestor, William Dunbar, who embarked on an expedition of the Red River in 1804 at the request of President Thomas Jefferson.  The first letter between Dunbar and Jefferson, two "men of science," was written by the future president on this day, June 24 in 1799.