blog writing #american history and identity

Susan Magoffin was born in Danville, Kentucky in the year 1827, on July 30th to a wealthy family. She was then married by a trader from Santa Fe, Samuel Magoffin in 1845 and they left Missouri in June 1846 on a trip down Santa Fe and into Mexico, soon after the US had declared war against Mexico following the disputes over the border of Texas. During her journey, she made detailed records of the people she interacted with, the distance they covered, the wildlife as well as the Landscape in her journal.