Lewis & Clark Trust

Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Reporting to President Jefferson and Tribal Diplomacy

1 St. Louis to Vincennes 19 October 1806 2 Vincennes to Louisville 5 November 1806 3 Into the Bluegrass and Wilderness 11 November 1806 4 Mountains smaller than the Rocky…

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Hospitality for Lewis & Clark in the President’s House

Washington, D.C. When Lewis arrived in Washington he moved into the President's House. Where the other members of his party stayed is unknown. The de-briefing and reporting phase of the…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Company Commanders to Bureaucratic Administrators

1 Lewis the Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory Clark the Brigadier General of the Missouri Militia and Superintendent of Indian Affairs 2 Governing in a Multi-Faceted Culture French, Spanish…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Lewis the Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory & Clark the Brigadier General of the Missouri Militia and Superintendent of Indian Affairs

Planning, exploration and reporting phase Lewis and Clark expedition was over. The realities of governing the complex Upper Louisiana Territory settled-in on the newly appointed Governor and the Brigadier General.…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Governing in a Multi-Faceted Culture French, Spanish and United States Governments in St. Louis 1763-1804

In 1808 cultural changes were sweeping the country and St. Louis and it's several cultures were part of the changing fabric of the young United States. The Spanish style of…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Rejected Territorial Expenditures Lewis and Clark to Washington

Rejected Territorial Expenditures Lewis and Clark to Washington Rejected Bills of Exchange (A written order binding one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party, on demand)…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

A Celebrated Hero’s Tragedy in the Wilderness “I fear O! I fear”

Hundreds of hours of research and scholarly writing has been devoted to the last days of Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose, Bakeless, Danisi, Fisher, Phelps, Guice, Jenkinson, Jones, Holmberg(1) and many other…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Protecting Lewis’ Possessions Inventory near Nashville and Washington, D.C.

Lewis had packed his possessions for traveling in two(2), small trunks, including the rejected Bills of Exchange and the expedition journals. After Lewis' death and hasty burial, James Neeley and…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

St. Louis to Vincennes

19 October 1806 St. Louis to Vincennes

19 October 1806 Carey & Lea Map 1822, Map of Illinois(4) The common misconception of the Lewis and Clark Story is that it ended on September 23, 1806. At least…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

Vincennes to Louisville

5 November 1806 Vincennes to Louisville

5 November 1806 Lewis and Clark and the East bound traveling party's return to Louisville was joyous on November 5 1806, even in the rain. (1)(2) Following the Buffalo Trace,…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

Into the Bluegrass and Wilderness

11 November 1806 Louisville, KY to Frankfort, KY

11 November 1806 Lewis and his party, including Pierre Chouteau and the Osage Indian delegation, departed Louisville on 11 November 1806, following today's U. S. 60 to Frankfort, KY. The…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

Mountains Smaller than the Rocky Mountains

November 1806 Cumberland Gap to Staunton, VA

Cumberland Gap to Staunton, VA Lewis and his traveling party left few notes during their travels of November and December 1806 to report to President Jefferson. However, today we can…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

Christmas with Family in Ivy, VA

December 1806 Ivy, VA

December 1806 After spending Christmas with his family, Lewis and his party arrived at the Presidents House on 28 December. The annual New Year's Day Reception at the President's Home…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

William Clark and York at Cumberland Gap

1806 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

1806 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park The exact date Clark and York passed through the Cumberland Gap in 1806 is uncertain. However, Col. Arthur Campbell, the gentleman Lewis made the…

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Clark's 1809 Journal

William Clark Courting Julia Hancock

December 1806 Fincastle, VA

December 1806 Fincastle, VA Clark and York were heading East, along the Great Valley Road, today's U.S. 11. After 28 months in the wilderness of the West, Clark was intent…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Hospitality for Lewis and Clark in the President’s House

28 December 1806 Washington, DC

Washington, D.C. When Lewis arrived in Washington he moved into the President's House. Where the other members of his party stayed is unknown. The de-briefing and reporting phase of the…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

Congressional Compensation for a Job Well Done

January 1807 Washington, DC

January 1807 - Washington, DC On 15 January 1807, Lewis sent a list of the expedition members with comments concerning their "merits & service" during their enlistment to Henry Dearborn,…

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Reporting to Jefferson (1806-1807)

New Responsibilities for the Successful Explorers

1807 Washington, DC

The duties of Governor Lewis and General Clark increased with their new government responsibilities. Lewis went to Philadelphia in early April 1807, after being detained in Washington longer than he…

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