Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Headquarters Winchester, to Mother, Mrs. Lucy Marks, Albemarle, October 4, 1794
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- Meriwether Lewis Papers | <emph render="bold">Original Documents Series</emph> | Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Headquarters, Winchester, to Mrs. Lucy Marks, Albemarle, Virginia. He says, “We shall this day draw all our accoutrements and receive our first lesson. We have mountains of beef and oceans of whiskey and I feel myself able to share it [with the] hartiest fellow in camp.” (2 pages), 1794 Oct 4
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