Box 11
Container
Contains 147 Results:
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Cincinnati, to William Clark. Has reached Cincinnati with difficulty. Pleased with Clark’s actions described in letters of Aug 21 and Sept 11; will select volunteers from men serving with Bissell and Stoddard at Massac and Kaskaskia. Men to be paid $10 a month, with clothing and food. Does not regret loss of Conner., 1803 Sept 28
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 28
Letter signed William H. Harrison, Vincennes, to Capt. William Clark or Meriwether Lewis. Regarding map taken from Harrison by Jones, who claimed it as property of Hay of Cahokia; map has been copied and sent by post rider. Verso: notation [in Clark’s hand]: “100 rations bread and meal[?], 1050 whiskey, 1 barrel extra.”, 1803 Nov 13
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 Nov 13
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Cahokia, to William Clark. Drewyer [Georges Drouillard] arrived at Cahokia from Tennessee with eight men, not a hunter among them. Sending, by Drouillard, Clark’s clothes, portmanteau [valise] and a letter that arrived in St. Louis. Has offered Drouillard $25 a month. Discusses borrowing a whip-saw., 1803 Dec 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 Dec 17
Blank certificates, in Thomas Jefferson’s name, to be filled out and given to Indian chiefs certifying allegiance to the United States. 3 items. [one sheet (folded) verso, note “Sundry Military Papers;” two copies with pink, cream, and green ribbons and wax seals], [1804]
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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:
[1804]
Document of [William Clark]. List of questions: Inquiries relative to the Native Americans of Louisiana. [The basis for this list is probably the one sent to Meriwether Lewis by Dr. Benjamin Rush in 1803; see Jackson, pages 157-161.], [1804]
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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:
[1804]
Document of [Meriwether Lewis and William Clark]. Information of Mr. John Hay commencing at the discharge of the Otter-Tail Lake . . . [in Lewis’ hand] and the course from the Fort Mandan to the Fort Chaboillez’s. . . . [in Clark’s hand] [see Moulton, Vol. 2, page 563], ca. 1804
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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. 1804
Manuscript notes on Native American tribes attributed to John Evans. Notes on origins of southern and northern tribes; religion; burial; and diseases. [These notes appear to be in James Mackay’s hand and were probably given to Meriwether Lewis by him at Camp Dubois or Cahokia. He states, “I sent for & engaged for my assistant Mr. Evans who spoke & wrote the Welch [Welsh] language with facility . . .”], ca. 1804
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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. 1804
Wrapper with notations: “Mr. Evins’s sketches of the Missouri, present by Mr. Mackay” [in Lewis’s hand]. [probably wrapper for previous manuscript notes] [see Moulton Atlas, pages 6-7, and Jackson, page 156n] Verso: “Vital Bougainville Lorimier.” [A young St. Louisan who Lewis recommended for admission to West Point in 1804.], ca. 1804
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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. 1804
Document of [William Clark]. The Names of Nations and Tribes which is Thought Advantageous Situations for Establishments, and Nations of Indians Inhabiting the Country to the North of New Mexico . . . [See Moulton, Vol. 2, page 564 (Miscellaneous Ethnographic Material). Although Moulton describes this as two separate sheets, it is actually one sheet folded. Also contains a draft map in pencil underneath the handwriting that appears to be similar to the maps in Moulton Atlas, pages 59-61--Medicine River to the White Earth River.], ca. 1804-1805
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
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. 1804-1805
Letter signed William Clark, River a Dubois, to [William Croghan]. Describes impending transfer of Louisiana territory and anxiety of inhabitants except those engaged in Indian trade. Stoddard will command Upper Louisiana and Captains Bissell and Carmickle the two settlements below the mouth of the Ohio. Describes prairie, Missouri River. (transcript included) [not Voorhis Collection], 1804 Jan 15
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 10
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:
1804 Jan 15