Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Garrison, McFarlings, to his mother Mrs. Lucy Marks, Albemarle, Virginia. He is sorry to learn that his absence is causing his mother uneasiness and assures her that he will not undertake any enterprise more dangerous than being on Ivy Creek. He finds an opening for acquiring lands and will see to his mother’s land in Kentucky. “The Insergiants are the same at heat they ever were, and I can see no honour or profit to be gained by living at the expence of the publick without rendering any service. . . . Remember me to all the girls, and tell them that I shall bring an Insergiant Girl to se[e] them next fall bearing the title of Mrs. Lewis.” (3 pages, transcript included), 1795 Apr 6

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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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

1795 Apr 6

Conditions Governing Access

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