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1 – The Clarks Travel East : William Clark's 1809 Journal, St. Louis to Washington D.C. and Back 2 – To Washington by Carriage with 3 Servants : A Journey…
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William Clark's 1809 Journal, St. Louis to Washington D.C. and Back As Lewis is floating toward Chickasaw Bluffs (Ft. Pickering), William, Julia, 8 month old Meriwether Lewis Clark and enslaved…
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A Journey of Many Changes and Adjustments Leaving St. Louis on 21 September, the Clarks family was accompanied across the Mississippi River to Cahokia, IL by Major David Delaunay, Adj.…
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Few Five-Star Rated Accommodations After several day of poor roads, poor lodging and food, William noted, on 29 September, rose late horse a little better . He gave a good…
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Description of Russellville, KY 1809 While traveling to Russellville from Col. New at Elkton, KY on 3 October, the axletree on the Clark's carriage broke. The priority when they reached…
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Enlightenment Philosophy Meets the Great Revival of 1800 Sunday 8 October, as usual the Clark party started early and ate breakfast at Mr. Vance's Tavern, at today's corner of Main…
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After providing compensation for service, back pay, and discharging the men no longer required for the mission, Lewis and Clark and the Tribal Delegation plus interpreters departed St. Louis for…
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Current Day I-64 and US 31 W. Corridor 9 October, the Clark party was leaving the Barrens, a region in south central Kentucky known for open savannahs. Willian recorded "timber…
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Lewis and Clark and the East bound traveling party's return to Louisville was joyous on November 5, 1806, even in the rain. Following the Buffalo Trace connecting Vincennes with the…
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Family Fun, a New Baby, and Business The large Clark Family at the Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, was very close knit, sharing happiness, work, and sorrow. Julia had expressed…
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Lewis and his party departed Louisville on 11 November 1806, following today's U.S. 60 to Frankfort, KY. Clark remained in Louisville preparing for his courtship with Julia Hancock. The parties…
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Leaving the Anderson' Soldiers Retreats, on 27 October, William was traveling through the Outer- Bluegrass Region in the direction of Frankfort along the corridor of today's US 60. The first…
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Lewis and his traveling party followed the Boone Trace and Wilderness Road from Cumberland Gap through Virginia. After the challenges of the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachians seemed much more manageable.
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29 October, sat out early after breakfast for Frankfort (KY) and met Mr. (Dennis) Fitzhugh, who confirmed the death of Governor Lewis. Dennis Fitzhugh was William Clark's brother-in-law and a…
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After spending Christmas with his family at Locust Hill, his mother's home near Ivy, VA, Lewis and his party continued toward Washington. On 15 December 1806, he was celebrated with…
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Meeting with George Shannon William Clark was returning to Lexington, a town he had visited on a militia recruiting mission in 1792, along the Old Frankfort Pike and town of…
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William Clark and York traveled through Cumberland Gap on the Wilderness Road. Clark would later visit Col. Arthur Campbell, who had shown Lewis a survey document, and continued eastward toward…
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Leaving Lexington on 31 October, Clark travels along present-day Upper Street, crossing Town Branch, then following the Nicholasville Road, US 27, south toward the Kentucky River. Travel for the day…
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Clark and York were heading East along the Great Valley Road. After 28 months in the wilderness of the West, Clark was intent on courting young Julia Hancock in Fincastle,…
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On 1 November, the Clarks traveled 15 miles. One of the leathers of the carriage broke which detained several hours. Dined at Mr. Buford's in Lancaster – 1.25 and stayed…
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Warm Tavern and Good Company 4 November, rained last night and all this morning road bad, set out and proceeded all on horseback to Mr. Bulls- .50 & then proceeded…
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The Clarks are truly in the wilderness when they left Mr. Freemans on the morning on 5 November 1809. Cold last night a heavy frost this morning, set out early,…
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During William Clark's life, he spent the night in many and varied locations but none more interesting geologically than on the evening of 6 November 1809. Mr. (William) White's Tavern…
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The evening of 7 November the Clarks stayed in Tazwell Court House, Claiborne Co. TN after traveling 20 miles over the Cumberland Mountain (Cumberland Gap). Goodspeed's History of Claiborne County…
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Traveling through the former State of Franklin 9th Thursday – Set out after Breakfast & Stayed all night at Co. Rogers (1) at Rogersville rodes (roads) fine made 23 miles…
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10th Friday- Set out early B.f. (breakfast) at Mr. Armstrongs, cost – 1.50. crossed the N. Fork of Holsten and stayed all night at Mr. Wm. Sniders at Kingslanding on…
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Snow and Winter Weather 12th Passed through abbingdon (Abingdon) stopping at Logans –1.00 (purchase unknown) and stayed all night at the Bush (1)(2) (Goodrich- VA, John- NC, William- NC) house,…
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13th (Nov.) Breakfast at house one mile east of the 7mile ford, (1) rained all morning, stayed all night at young Atkins, Good fair 23 mile – cost – 4.62,…
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Arriving at the Preston's Late at Night After 25 miles of travel in the cold and on muddy roads the Clarks had arrived at the home of Capt. William Preston…
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20th Set out after Breakfast with Dr. and Mrs. Floyd crossed at English Ferry (Ingles Ferry) arrived at Christiansburg late at night with some snow top of the Allegheny Mt.…
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Where the Clarks stayed in Christiansburg is not recorded in the 1809 journal but the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project identified structures in and near Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA licensed…
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Santallaine and the Joyous Homecoming 22nd Set out after breakfast verry cold proceeded on to Mr. William Lewis New Salem & stayed all night, his children have the Hooping cough.…
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3rd. Dec sat out at 3 0clock with Scot (Scott) & 2 horses Stayed all night at Mr. Conkeys (McConkey) 21 mi, arrived there late at night. Samuel McConkey received…
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6 Dec Set out early at Daylight Breakfast at Rockfish gap and stayed all night at Mrs. Marks Gov Lewis mother she was not at home. The family much Distressed-…
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7th December 1809. Soon after I got to Charlot (t) sville Saw Mr. Tho (mas) Jefferson he invited me to go and stay at his house, an I went with…
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William Douglas Meriwether, Executor of the Meriwether Lewis Estate 9th Breakfast 17 mi at Louisa Court House I Staid all night at Mr. Dukes a drunken man bad fair. 10th…
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12th Dec. proceeded on to the Merry Oaks 16 miles from Richmond. Met with the stage going there left scot & my horse & took the stage at Sun set…
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14th Set out on horse back early returned to Mr. Reds before dark, stayed all night. He promised t make me a gig by my return of a superior strength…
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16th Sunday -all day at Fredericksburg, dined with Dabny Herndon in a Crowd – returned to the Tavern and found Maj (or) (George) Armisted and others, we set up until…
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17th Set out in the mail stage at 10 Oclock, Breakfast Dined at Stafford C. (Court) House, supped at acckoquan (Occoquan), got to Alexanda (Alexandria) at one at night and…
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18 December (Note: Handwriting for the date is questionable. It may not be William Clark's) rose, Breakfast I spoke to a taylor to make me some cloths, took my lodging…
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William Clark's 1809 Journal ends on 18 December 1809, "Book 6", which he records as being the next journal, has never been found. However, we can continue to follow Clark's…
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(Present-day West Virginia) On 8 March 1810, from Fincastle VA, William wrote Jonathan Clark, his brother. "….I have not much reason to Complain of my Suckcess or prospects, they are…
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Securing and Protecting the Lewis and Clark Journals for Future Generations The Lewis and Clark Journals, Field Notes, Financial Records, artifact collections, maps, and drawings are the "backbone" of the…
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On 1 September 1838, William Clark died at the age of sixty-eight. He had outlived two wives, Julia Hancock and Harriett Kennerly Radford and children, Mary Margaret, an infant- son…
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