Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, St. Louis, to Col. Thomas Hunt, Belle Fontain. He is urging Hunt to dispatch Capt. Clemson’s company as early as possible to the Fire Prairie and feels that when the secretary at war has received his communication he will approve the move as well as the site selected for the factory and fort. He discusses troop movements including General Clark’s movement by land to Fire Prairie, possible intentions of the Indians, supply needs, plans to fortify and prepare themselves for the onset of winter as the Indians. (3 pages), 1808 July 15

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

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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

1808 July 15

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