Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 9 November 1808

Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 9 November 1808

Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis discussing his frustrations with his enslaved African Americans York and Scipio. He reports on conditions in St. Louis, various individuals, and investments in lead mining and saltmaking in the region. Reports that Meriwether Lewis was installed as master of the local Masonic lodge.

Jonathan Clark papers, Temple Bodley Collection, Filson Historical Society

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