Letter, 1809 October 18, Nashville, [Tennessee] to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, "near Charlottesville Va."

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Letter, 1809 October 18, Nashville, [Tennessee] to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, "near Charlottesville Va."

Informs Jefferson of the suicide of Meriwether Lewis; describes the circumstances; has Lewis' possessions; asks Jefferson about their disposition.

4 p. on 1 leaf ; 25 cm. x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7811153

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were explorers. Nicholas Biddle was requested by William Clark to write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark." From the description of Journal, 1803 Aug. 30-1803 Dec. 12; 1810. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298060 From the guide to the Meriwether Lewis journal, August 30, 1803 - December 12, 1803; 1810, August 3...

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