A description of the notes of Captain William Clark, 1803-1805, found in the papers of Gen. John H. Hammond at 117 Farrington Street in St. Paul on January 5, 1953, 1953-1955.

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A description of the notes of Captain William Clark, 1803-1805, found in the papers of Gen. John H. Hammond at 117 Farrington Street in St. Paul on January 5, 1953, 1953-1955.

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This collection consists of a 3 page description of the contents of William Clark's notes as well as three newspaper clippings about the 1953 discovery of the notes. There is some biographical information on General John Henry Hammond (1833-1890), amongst whose papers the notes were discovered. Laid into the binder with the above are reproductions of the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the Gettysburg Address, as well as a letter to Fred McMillan concerning the Lewis & Clark Sesquicentennial of 1955.

8 items ; 30 cm.

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