Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, St. Louis, to Mrs. Lucy Marks, near Charlottesville, Virginia. Writes that his life is still one continuous press of business. John Marks and Edmund Anderson have not written to him. He is anxious for news from Marks and about Mary’s marital situation. He hopes to induce Mr. More [Moore] to remove to Louisiana. He discusses his land purchases near St. Louis, his plans to sell some of the Ivy Creek property and that he has “selected for your residence . . . the most healthy part of the country.” (3 pages, transcript included), 1808 Dec 1

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 Dec 1

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