Box 11
Container
Contains 147 Results:
Document of [William Clark]. Scientific notes and questions regarding nutrition, biology, medicine, and other subjects. A typical entry: “How many ways do we acquire a knowledge of plants?”, ca. 1803
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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. 1803
Document signed [William Clark and Jonathon Clark (signatures removed)]. Bond to pay town of Clarksville., 1803 Apr 11
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 Apr 11
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Washington, to William Clark. Encloses papers belonging to George Rogers Clark; explains delay in forwarding them. Tells Clark of the congressional act providing for the exploration of Louisiana, and details his preparations for the tour. Asks Clark to join him in this enterprise, and offers the commission of captain in return. (transcript included) [see Jackson, pages 57-60], 1803 June 19
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 June 19
Document of [William Clark]. Portion of Thomas Jefferson’s instructions for the voyage of discovery [in Clark’s hand]. Collect information on the Indian nations, collect soil samples and flora and fauna of the area, record climate information, etc. [see Jackson, pages 61-66], 1803 June 20
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 June 20
Document of William Clark, Clarksville, to Meriwether Lewis. Writes accepting Lewis’s invitation to join in exploration of Louisiana Purchase; expresses pleasure. Verso: draft to Jefferson enclosing letter to Lewis, July 24, 1803., 1803 July 17
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 July 17
Document of William Clark, Louisville, to Meriwether Lewis. Reiterates pleasure in accepting Lewis’s invitation, details his plans, and writes of “gentlemen’s sons” who have applied to accompany them; gives them little encouragement as they are unaccustomed to labor. (transcript included), 1803 July 24
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 July 24
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Pittsburgh, to William Clark. States that he is gratified by Clark’s decision; has received articles for outfitting the expedition. Writes of John Conner, who will meet him at Kaskaskia, and Jefferson’s receipt of the treaty [for Louisiana] from Paris on July 14. (transcript included), 1803 Aug 3
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 Aug 3
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
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 Aug 21
Document of William Clark, Falls Ohio, to John Conner. Writes of Lewis’s acceptance, by letter, of Conner’s application to serve as interpreter, though Lewis has not had a reply. Offers $300 a year, provision and clothing; if agreed, meet them at the Falls of the Ohio., 1803 Aug 26
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 Aug 26
Document of [William Clark], near Louisville, to Meriwether Lewis (see verso of letter dated August 21, 1803)., 1803 Sept 11
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
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:
1803 Sept 11