Ernest S. Osgood collection, 1804-1806.

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Ernest S. Osgood collection, 1804-1806.

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The Ernest Osgood collection consists of copies of correspondence (1803-1817) of William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The records were involved in a court case between the National Archives and Osgood concerning his plans to publish an edited edition of William Clark's field notes. (SC 1370) The Ernest Osgood collection consists of copies of correspondence (1803-1817) of William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The records were involved in a court case between the National Archives and Osgood concerning his plans to publish an edited edition of William Clark's field notes.

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Montana Historical Society Library

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Montana Historical Society Library

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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...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Explorer, governor of the Territory of Missouri, army officer, and the U.S. superintendent of Indian Affairs. From the description of William Clark papers, 1816-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452648 Explorer. From the description of [Codicil to will] 1837. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 29305311 Army officer best known for partnership in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1794, he was Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion...

Osgood, Ernest S.

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Ernest Staples Osgood was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1888, the son of John C. and Eveline H. Osgood. He graduated from Dartmouth College. From 1914 to 1924 he was a teacher at Helena High School in Helena, Montana. Osgood was hired in 1927 as a history professor at the University of Minnesota. He wrote Day of the Cattleman in 1929. In 1964 he edited Field Notes of Captain William Clark, 1803-1805, published by Yale University Press. He retired to Wooster, Ohio, where he died on ...

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809

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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...