In a secret message to Congress dated January 18, 1803,
President Thomas Jefferson asked for $2,500 to explore lands west to the
Pacific. Jefferson worked closely with Lewis, co-commander of the expedition, to
ensure that he was well-prepared to anticipate the party's needs. While the
party ran out of such luxuries as whiskey, tobacco, and salt, they had plenty of
rifles, powder, paper, and ink. - Courtesy
of the US National Archives
List of Indian Presents Purchased by Meriwether Lewis in
Preparation for the Expedition to the West.Click
Here - Courtesy of the US National
Archives
Receipt for 130 Rolls of Pigtail Tobacco Purchased by
Meriwether Lewis for the Expedition to the West - Click
Here - Courtesy of the US National
Archives
Receipt for Wine and Kegs Purchased by Meriwether Lewis for
the Expedition to the West. -- Click
Here - Courtesy of the US National
Archives
President Thomas Jefferson's
message to Congress communicating the discoveries of the explorers Lewis and
Clark - Courtesy of the US National
Archives
Clark, William
soldier, born in Virginia, 1 August, 1770; died in St. Louis, Missouri, 1 September, 1838. He was the youngest of six brothers, four of whom were distinguished in the revolution. He removed with his family in 1784 to the falls of the Ohio, in Kentucky, the site of the present city of Louisville, where his brother George Rogers had built a fort. That part of the country was then known as "the dark and bloody ground," on account of the frequent Indian raids, and young Clark became early acquainted with the methods of Indian warfare. He was appointed ensign at the age of eighteen, and on 7 March, 1792, became a lieutenant of infantry. He was assigned to the 4th sub-legion in December of that year, was made adjutant and quartermaster in September, 1793, and resigned in July, 1796, on account of ill health.
Soon afterward he removed to St. Louis, and in March, 1804, was appointed by President Jefferson a second lieutenant of artillery, with orders to join
Captain Merriwether Lewis's exploring expedition from St. Louis across the Rocky mountains to the mouth of Columbia river. Clark was really the principal military director of the expedition, materially assisted
Captain Lewis in the scientific arrangements, and kept a journal, which was afterward published. His intimate knowledge of Indian habits and character had much to do with the success of the exploration.
He was promoted to first lieutenant in January, 1806, and was nominated to be lieutenant-colonel of the 2d infantry, but was not confirmed by the senate. He resigned from the army, 27 Feb., 1807, and officiated as Indian agent till he was appointed by congress brigadier-general for the territory of Upper Louisiana. During the war of 1812 he declined the appointment of brigadier-general in the army, and also the command then held by
General Hull. President Madison appointed him governor of Missouri territory in 1813, and he held the office till the organization of the state in 1821, when he was, against his will, a candidate for election to the same office, and was defeated.
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... Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made their historic journey from May
1804--five
months after President Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana ...
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Lewis
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Clark,
and members of the Corps of North West Discovery left St. Louis for what was ...
GORP
- Lewis and Clark Trail
... men were recruited along the way. At Clarksville, opposite Louisville, Lewis
was
joined by his cocommander, William Clark. The party established its 1803-04 ...
Lewis
and Clark in Montana
... In 1804 a hopeful Thomas Jefferson sent Captains Meriweather Lewis and
William Clark
to find the fabled River of the West. From the time of Columbus, explorers ...
Exploring
the West from Monticello: Chapter 4
... Both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark continued to learn about the
topography
of the West from Indians and traders as they ascended the Missouri River ...
Lewis
& Clark Internet Archive
... Below is a comprehensive list of web sites (URLs) that are related in some
manner
to the Lewis & Clark expedition. They are included without much regard to
the ...
Lewis
and Clark Collection
... manuscript maps which are thought to have belonged to William Clark
1770-1838),
coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The treasure of the collection is
...
Lewis
& Clark
... Jefferson chose his young secretary, captain Meriwether Lewis. Lewis invited
his
friend lieutenant William Clark to share the leadership. Both were familiar ...
K-12
TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark
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Description: A teacher's guide to
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Library of Entries
... Welcome to the ThinkQuest Library of Entries. ... Explorers of the
Millennium. click
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Lewis
and Clark Spotlight
... In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began a journey that was to
become the
symbol of America's next century. They were the first United States citizens ...
USA
WEEKEND: Lewis & Clark, 11/02/97
... connect all of us together. For me, the remarkable journey of Meriwether
Lewis
and William Clark is the kind of history that does just that and offers each ...
Lewis
& Clark
... Meriwether) Lewis. Died 11 October 1809, near Hohenwald, Lewis County,
Tennessee.
Welsh ancestry. Capt. William Clark - Born 1 August 1770, in Caroline County ...
PBS
Online - Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps
... to assist Lewis, President Jefferson s first choice to lead the journey.
Lewis wanted
William Clark. On June 19, 1803, Lewis penned a letter to Clark, who was ...
Lewis
& Clark in Missouri
... Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition In 2004, two hundred years after
Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark set out from St. Louis on their transcontinental ...
Missouri
Historical Society - Lewis and Clark Exhibit
... In 2004, two hundred years after Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out
from
St. Louis on their transcontinental journey of exploration, a major exhibition
...
Lewis
and Clark Herbarium
... home to more than 200 priceless specimens of plants collected by Meriwether
Lewis
and William Clark on their historic journey from 1803-1806 through what would
...
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