Letter signed Reuben Lewis, Col. Hancock’s, near Fincastle, to Miss Mary G. Marks, Albemarle County, Charlottesville Post Office. He talks about meeting Miss Lillissed[?] Brackenridge, one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen both as to form and features, but unfortunately for his Excellency [Meriwether Lewis] she left the neighborhood two days after our arrival so that he was disappointed in his design of addressing her. He discusses the reasons for her departure and notes that Julia Clark (not by name but as General Clark’s intended) is a handsome woman. They are in good health, will leave the next day and will make another stop before reaching Kentucky. He wants to hear if anything turns up in her situation as he feels extremely interested in anything that concerns her future happiness. (3 pages), [1807] Nov 29

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9

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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

[1807] Nov 29

Conditions Governing Access

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