Box 1
Contains 60 Results:
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Manchester, to Col. Nathaniel Massie, Lexington, Kentucky. Discusses the survey of land on Brush Creek that Massie had conducted but there is a problem with the fees and he cannot obtain the plats from Mr. Anderson’s office. Writes at length about what the problem may be and how to resolve it. (3 pages, mounted in paper), 1801 Feb 18
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, City of Washington, to Dr. John Thornton Gilmer, Elbert Court House, Georgia. Letter of introduction for Dr. Ewell, a young gentleman who has expressed his intention of visiting the State of Georgia to possibly make some part of it his permanent residence. “I feel my situation in the President’s family an extremely pleasent one. I very little expected that I possessed the confidence of Mr. Jefferson in so far as to have produced on his part, a voluntary offer of the office of his private secretary—however nothing is extraordinary in these days of revolution and reform.” (2 pages, transcript included), 1801 June 18
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Washington, to his mother, Mrs. Lucy Marks, Charlottesville, Virginia. In two days he will set out for the Western Country. His absence will probably be fifteen to eighteen months. The nature of the expedition is by no means dangerous. The route will be through tribes of Indians who are friendly to the United States, therefore, he considers the chances of life just as much in his favor on this trip as he would conceive them to be were he to remain at home for the same length of time. The charge of the expedition is honorable to him as it is important to his country. He feels perfectly prepared for its fatigues and does not doubt his ability to survive the journey. “I go with the most perfect preconviction in my own mind of returning safe and hope therefore that you will not suffer yourself to indulge any anxiety for my safety.” He discusses family matters and finances. In a postscript he says that he is sending by Mr. Jefferson the patents belonging to P. & J. Marks for the Brush Creek lands. (3 pages), 1803 July 2
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Document signed William Clark to J.B. Lepage, receipt for Meriwether Lewis. (1 page), 1807 Mar 3
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Volume 3: Personal account book, Meriwether Lewis. (75 pages, partial transcript included), 1807 Apr 4-1809 Sept 27
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Frederick Bates, St. Louis, to Meriwether Lewis, Washington, D.C. He is writing at Lewis’s request to report on the state of affairs in St. Louis and says that Lewis has “a fair opportunity of establishing his lasting reputation in Louisiana, by composing the unhappy divisions of her citizens.”, 1807 Apr 5
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Frederick Bates, St. Louis, to Meriwether Lewis, Washington, D.C. Discusses government affairs and says that Lewis’s appointment as governor has been communicated to several people in St. Louis. He hopes to have a good working relationship with Lewis and will report frequently., 1807 Apr 7
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Mel. Amoureaux, New Madrid, to Meriwether Lewis, governor of Louisiana Territory, St. Louis. He has seen the prospectus of Lewis’s work and would like to be listed as a subscriber. Some of his neighbors and fellow farmers have also expressed a wish to become subscribers and are merely waiting Lewis’s reply. Also wishes to express his satisfaction in common with all the Louisianans of the choice of Lewis to govern the territory. (2 pages), 1807 May 31
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Receipt of John James Barralet to Governor Lewis for $40.00 payment for two drawings of waterfalls. (1 page), 1807 July 14
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)
Letter signed Meriwether Lewis, Ivy Creek, to William Woods. Deliver to William Woods, on his order, one complete copy Lewis & Clark's Tour, together with one copy of their large map of a part of North America. (2 pages), 1807 Oct 28
The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)