Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Headquarters, Winchester, to Mrs. Lucy Marks, Albemarle, Virginia. Lewis says, “this much may be necessary for your information . . ., that if I possess willingness, I am still blessed with a sufficiency of bodily strength and activity to support the glorious cause of Liberty, and my Country.” Accounts from Fort Cumberland report that the heads of the insurgents have retired and left their followers. Most have returned to their homes but the remainder seem determined and it is not probable the campaign will be shortened. (3 pages, transcript included), 1794 Oct 13

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)

Dates

1794 Oct 13

Conditions Governing Access

The Missouri Historical Society asks researchers to assist in the preservation of the collection by using either the microfilm or the published versions of documents at all times. Permission to access the original documents in the Meriwether Lewis Papers must be obtained from a member of the archives staff.