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Opening the West With Lewis and Clark: By Boat, Horse and Foot Up the Great River Missouri, Across the Stony Mountains and on to the Pacific, When in the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, Young Captain Lewis, the Long Knife, and His Friend Captain Clark, the Red Head Chief, Aided by Sacajawea, the Birdwoman, Conducted Their Little Band of Men Tried and True Through the Unknown New United States — John Shaqi

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Opening the West With Lewis and Clark: By Boat, Horse and Foot Up the Great River Missouri, Across the Stony Mountains and on to the Pacific, When in the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, Young Captain Lewis, the Long Knife, and His Friend Captain Clark, the Red Head Chief, Aided by Sacajawea, the Birdwoman, Conducted Their Little Band of Men Tried and True Through the Unknown New United States

Name: Opening the West With Lewis and Clark: By Boat, Horse and Foot Up the Great River Missouri, Across the Stony Mountains and on to the Pacific, When in the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, Young Captain Lewis, the Long Knife, and His Friend Captain Clark, the Red Head Chief, Aided by Sacajawea, the Birdwoman, Conducted Their Little Band of Men Tried and True Through the Unknown New United States
Author: Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) -- Fiction

1807, appointed by President Jefferson brigadier-general of the militia
of Louisiana Territory and Indian agent for the Territory. Is very
popular with the Indians, who revere his justness and honesty.

In 1808 marries Julia Hancock.

In 1813 is appointed governor of the Territory of Missouri.

In 1821 marries Harriet Kennerly-Radford, but is defeated in his
candidacy for the governorship of the new State of Missouri.

1822, appointed by President Madison superintendent of Indian Affairs,
an office which he holds until he dies.

1824 is appointed surveyor-general of Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas
Territory.

Dies September 1, 1838, at St. Louis, his long-time home, aged 68
years.


ENLISTED FOR THE TRIP.

At Pittsburg, by Captain Lewis:

              ┌
    Soldiers  │John Collins of Maryland. Went through.
    from      │George Gibson of Mercer Co., Pennsylvania. Went through.
    Carlisle  ┤Hugh McNeal of Pennsylvania. Went through.
    Barracks  │John Potts of Pennsylvania. Went through.
              │Peter Wiser of Pennsylvania. Went through.
              └                   And
                George Shannon, aged seventeen, born in Pennsylvania,
                    reared in St. Clair Co., Ohio. Went through.

At Mulberry Hill, Kentucky, by Captain Clark:

              ┌
              │Charles Floyd of Kentucky. Was elected sergeant.
              │    Died August 20, 1804, while on the trip.
    The       │Nathaniel Pryor of Kentucky. Was elected sergeant.
    Nine      │    Went through.
    Young     │Joseph Whitehouse of Kentucky. Went through.
    Men       ┤John Colter of Kentucky. Went through.
    From      │William Bratton of Virginia. Went through.
    Kentucky  │John Shields of Kentucky. Went through.
              │Reuben Fields ┐_┌ brothers from Kentucky. Went
              │Joseph Fields ┘ └     through.
              │William Werner of Kentucky. Went through.
              └                   And
                York, Virginia negro, the captain’s servant.
                     Went through.

At Kaskaskia Post, Illinois, by Captain Lewis:

              ┌
              │Patrick Gass, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
              │    Was elected sergeant. Went through.
    Soldiers  ┤John Ordway of New Hampshire. Was elected
              │    sergeant. Went through.
              │Robert Frazier of Vermont. Went through.
              │Thomas P. Howard of Massachusetts. Went through.
              └

At Fort Massac of Illinois, by Captain Clark:

              ┌
              │Silas Goodrich of Massachusetts. Went through.
    Soldiers  ┤Hugh Hall of Massachusetts. Went through.
              │Alexander H. Willard of New Hampshire. Went through.
              │Richard Windsor. Went through.
              └                  And
                John B. Thompson, civilian surveyor from Vincennes,
                     Indiana. Went through.

Probably at St. Louis:

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