Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Shelby Ville, Kentucky, to his mother, Mrs. Lucy Marks, Albemarle, Virginia. He has been detained longer than he expected when he left Ivy Creek but hopes to reach Frankfort the next day. At Frankfort he will complete all business in the state and the next day set out for Georgia. Everything has succeeded nearly to his wish with respect to the children. He found it impracticable to enter into the division of the Sciota lands as it would require too much time. (2 pages), 1797 July 24

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

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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

1797 July 24

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