Letter signed William Clark, Louisville, to Meriwether Lewis, August 21, 1803
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- Clark Family Collection | <emph render="bold">William Clark Series</emph> | Document of William Clark, Louisville, to Meriwether Lewis. Discusses low water in rivers, warns of difficulties in travel. Describes some of the men hired for the expedition; tells of waiting for [John] Conner to arrive from Illinois. Pleased to hear of cession of Louisiana to the United States. Verso: document of [William Clark], near Louisville, to Meriwether Lewis, September 11, 1803. Has sent an express to the Delaware [Native American] towns on the White River; does not think that the failure to get Conner to accompany them is important; he is still getting applications from young men to join the expedition., 1803 Aug 21
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