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Letter from Meriwether Lewis to George Sibley, September 28, 1808
No full textTranscript of Letter from Meriwether Lewis to George Sibley, September 28, 1808. Lewis appoints Sibley as Justice of the Peace over Fire Prairie
Meriwether Lewis Appointment of George Sibley to Justice of the Peace
No full textMeriwether Lewis Appointment of George Sibley to Justice of the Peace for Bon Homm
History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. : Performed during the years 1804-5-6. By order of the government of the United States.
No full textThis, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. cf. E. Coues, Hist. of the expedition, 1893: appleton, Cycl. amer. biogr.; Cover imprint: Philadelphia : Published by Bradford and Inskeep; Abm. H. Inskeep, New York; E.J. Coale, Baltimore; and J. Hoff, Charleston, S.C. J. Maxwell, Printer, 1814.; Preface signed and dated: Paul Allen. Philadelhia, January 1, 1814.; Folded map has title: A map of Leiws and Clark's track, across the Western portion of North America from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean; by order of the executive of the United States in 1804.5. & 6. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the original drawing of Wm. Clarke. Saml. Harrison sct.; Vol. 1: xxviii, 470 p., [3] maps (frontispiece, and between p. 62-63, 260-261) ; vol. 2: ix, [i], 522 p., [3] maps (between p. 30-31, 52-53, 70-71).; Signatures: vol. 1: A⁴ b-c⁴ d² B-3N⁴ 3O⁴ (-3O4); vol. 2: A⁶ (-A1) B-3U⁴ 3X² (-3X2).; The Appendix (vol. 2, p. [435]-522) contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. -- (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, & their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804. 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. -- (3) Estimate of the western Indians. -- (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri); appearances of weather, winds, etc. -- (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806].; Library copy: Rebound in elaborately gilt green morocco by Riviere & Son, with original printed covers bound in at end of each volume.; Shaw & Shoemaker records this title at 30657 with Allen, Paul as main entry, and at 31924 with Lewis, Meriwether as main entry
History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States; Volume 2
No full textLewis, Meriwether (1774-1809). History of the expedition under the command of Captains...Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep; New York: A. H. Inskeep, 1814 First edition F592.4 181
By His Own Hand? The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
No full textReview of: By His Own Hand? The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis, edited by John D. W. Guice
W. Lewis Civil War letter
No full textThis collection contains a letter written in November 1864 by W. Lewis, then stationed at DeValls, Bluff, Ark. The author is believed to be Walter Lewis of Company F of the 20th Iowa Infantry
Travels to the Source of the Missouri River
No full textThe Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 3 covers the return journey, during which Lewis and Clark separated to survey more of the tributaries of the Missouri.</jats:p
Lewis and Clark's 'Description of Wappatoo Island'
No full textThe first three pages (Vol. 2, pp. 223-225) of a chapter describing 'Wappatoo Island,' in the first edition of Lewis and Clark's account of their journey to Oregon. Wappatoo Island is now known as Sauvie Island and is located in a channel of the Columbia River, near the junction with the Willamette River. This passage describes the abundant plant life of the island and the fertile Willamette Valley
Travels to the Source of the Missouri River
No full textThe Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 1 covers the departure and contacts with various Indian tribes, as far as Great Falls, Montana, in June 1805.</jats:p
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