Meriwether Lewis Clark : papers, 1827-1884.

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Meriwether Lewis Clark : papers, 1827-1884.

Papers principally consist of pencil sketches (about 85) in the following categories: architectural sketches - scale drawings and design of buildings; sketches of people, including some sketches of the cadets at West Point in 1828, and a series of cadets in costume for a dress ball; and miscellaneous sketches of statues, birds, outdoor scenes, and details of buildings. Papers also include a memorandum of dates of Clark's service in the Confederate Army, one letter from Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. to Mrs. Julia D. Clark, 1881; papers concerning the reinterment of some of the Clark family; a topographical map of St. Louis County, Mo., and a plan of Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881.

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Meriwether Lewis Clark (1809-1881), eldest son of Gen. William Clark. His other sons were George R. H. Clark and Jefferson Kennerly Clark. From the description of Petition of Meriwether Lewis Clark and George R. H. Clark to the Circuit Court of St. Louis, concerning the partitioning of lands in the estate of William Clark 1839 Oct 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702135841 U.S. Army and Confederate Army officer, businessman. From the description of Meriwether L...

Clark family.

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