Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 4 February 1802

Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 4 February 1802

William Clark writes his brother Jonathan from Redstone Landing [present Brownsville, Pennsylvania] on the Monongahela River updating him on the status of the trip moving Jonathan's enslaved people and some household goods and animals from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, to Jefferson County, Kentucky, ahead of Jonathan's family moving there later in the year. He provides specific information on the difficulties and costs encountered regarding the roads, weather, and enslaved people.

Clark, William

Jonathan Clark papers, Temple Bodley Collection, Filson Historical Society

1802-02-04

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