Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Louisville, to Mrs. Lucy Marks, near Charlottesville, Virginia. Lewis has been traveling the state looking for land belonging to him and Mary and John Marks (theirs appears to be secure but his own claims are in doubt). He will probably lose the greater part of his claim on Brush Creek. Reuben Lewis, in a flat-bottomed boat with Lewis’s baggage and carriage, accompanied by Major Hughes, Mr. Cox and Mr. Pernia have set out for St. Louis. They will descend the Ohio River 220 miles, then travel 165 miles by land. He discusses the health and welfare of family members, including Reuben, Nicholas and Robert Lewis. He expects to start the next day for St. Louis via Vincennes and Cahokia. (2 pages, transcript included), 1808 Feb 15

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

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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

1808 Feb 15

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