Records, 1805.

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Records, 1805.

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Photostat copies of miscellaneous items relating to the Lewis and Clark expedition that describe some of the areas through which it traveled.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6849936

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...