Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA

November 8, 1820

Colonel Daniel Boone

The St. Louis papers announce the death, at Charette Village, Missouri, on the 26^th of September 1820, of Colonel Daniel Boone, in the 90^th year of his age. He was a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, whence her removed to North Carolina at 18 years of age. In 1775, he migrated to Kentucky and was the first settler in that state. He remained there until 1779, when he removed to the Osage river in Missouri. He was one of the most enterprising and intrepid men this country ever produced; delighted in perils and battles; braved almost alone, with enthusiasm and without dismay, all the horrorsof Indian warefare; was a daring hunter, even to the age of 80; was frequently elected to the Virginia legislature, and possessed a vigorous, sound and discriminating mind. The Missouri legislature, on learning his death, resolved to wear mourning for twenty days, in testimony of their great veneration  for his character and services. � Franklin Gazette. - Submitted by Nancy Piper - 2007