Letter from Lewis to Clark Regarding Indian Affairs


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Description: ALS Meriwether Lewis, camp at River Dubois, to William Clark. Delayed by arrival of Kickapoo chief. Pleased with Chouteau{u2019}s proposition regarding the Osages, and wishes him to accompany chiefs to Washington.







The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Preface by the editor


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Lewis and Clark's Expedition from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean was the first governmental exploration of the "Great West." The history of this undertaking is the personal narrative and official report of the first white men who crossed the continent between and British and Spanish possessions.




William Clark's Letter to Meriwether Lewis Clark, Concerning His Negotiations with the Osage and Kansas Indians


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Description: ALS William Clark, St. Louis, to Meriwether Lewis Clark. Notifies his son that the Indians have relinquished their claim on c certain lands "to make room for other tribes". He also remarks on how much Meriwether is missed by the family: "The anxieties of the family about you is greater than I could have supposed any large family could have shown in the separation of one of it's members".




William Clark's Letter to Meriwether Lewis Clark, Mentioning Trouble Between the Delaware, Kickapoo, and Osage Indians


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Description: ALS William Clark, St. Louis, to Meriwether Lewis Clark. Mentions trouble and war between the Delaware, Kickapoo, and Osage Indians. He also remakes upon plans to hold a treaty with the Chickasaw Nation and the Choctaw tribe which will keep his away for about two months.










William Clark's Letter to Meriwether Lewis Clark, Mentioning Indian Attacks Upon Two Women


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Description: ALS William Clark, St. Louis, to Meriwether Lewis Clark. Mentions two women taken prisoner by the Sacs and returned by the Winnebago. Two other prisoners seem to have been killed. "60 kickapoo's of Oswago River have just arrived". William Preston Clark is also noted to have expressed interest in "going to the army".




William Clark's Letter to Meriwether Lewis Clark, Appealing that His Son to Stop Drawing


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Description: ALS William Clark, Washington City, to Meriwether Lewis Clark. Alarmed to hear of his son{u2019}s deteriorating eyesight and begs him to stop drawing ?except by the order of Col. Thayer.? He also remarks on having to return by the same route he had taken, and the delay this will cause to their meeting one another.