Box 11
Container
Contains 147 Results:
Letter signed William Clark [canceled], St. Louis, to Gen. Henry Dearborn, secretary of war. Bill of Exchange No. 3 for Hunt and Hankinson for $748.04 on account for spice, to be charged for articles furnished to the second chiefs and warriors. “Julia Hancock” and “Julia Clark” scribbled about face of draft. Verso: notes on draft to John Clark, other financial figures., 1807 June 8
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 June 8
Letter signed John T. Jones, New York, to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Compliments Lewis and Clark on their forthcoming map; promotes improvements he has made in the “Art of Varnishing of Maps Drawings and Paintings” and proposes to contract with them for “that part of the business.”, 1807 June 13
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 June 13
Document signed Frederick Bates, St. Louis. Certifies that William T. Lamme obtained a license to hunt on the Osage River, July 31, 1806. Verso: unrelated notes., 1807 June 17
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 June 17
Letter signed [Joseph] B. Varnum, Washington City, to Meriwether Lewis. Encloses a copy of the letter sent with the prospectus of Lewis and Clark’s Tour to the Pacific Ocean, as well as a list of all the post offices to which the prospectus was mailed., 1807 June 18
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 June 18
Letter signed Benjamin Johnston, Sandy Creek, to Frederick Bates. Letter of resignation as major, 3rd Battalion of Militia [at Sandy Creek, Missouri] and recommends Jonathon Arkendal as a replacement. States he has “no particular objection” to serving as justice of the peace, and offers his “private services” to Bates’ command., 1807 July 4
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 July 4
Letter signed Arthur Campbell, Augusta, Virginia, to Meriwether Lewis. Describes reaction of the people to news of “late outrage of the British” on an American war ship. Believes Native Americans could serve as allies in a war. Suggests various means of maintaining secrecy of actions in preparation for war. (transcript included) [The “late outrage” was the attack on June 22, 1807, of the British ship Leopard on the American ship Chesapeake. The Chesapeake was boarded and four of her seamen removed as British subjects.] , 1807 July 7
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 July 7
Letter signed Luther Robbins, Greene D. Maine [Greene, District of Maine], to William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. Wishes, along with Benjamin Allen, William Gilbert, and John Cole of Portland, Maine, to enter a subscription for the volumes to be published. Discusses terms. [not Voorhis Collection], 1807 Oct 11
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 Oct 11
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Washington, to William Clark. Thanks him for the mammoth bones; has been inspired by the size of the collection of materials gathered. After donating material to the American Philosophical Society, a great quantity of duplicates remain, which he intends giving to the National Institute of France. Asks for additional bones Clark stored with his brother. (transcript included), 1807 Dec 19
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1807 Dec 19
Document of William Clark. Two lists of goods, including onion, bear skins, beaver traps. [May relate to Fort Osage.] Verso of the list beginning with onions is a fragment of unidentified document., ca. 1808
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
ca. 1808
Document signed Meriwether Lewis, Louisville. Letter of recommendation for Jarad Brooks., 1808 Feb 16
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1808 Feb 16