Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 21 July 1808
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Title
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 21 July 1808
Subject
Description
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis about business and missing family. He shortly will be traveling up the Missouri River with about 80 militia to build a fort [Fort Osage]. He has been much pestered by Native American affairs, and four of these American Indians being on trial for murder. He lists work that his enslaved people are doing and states that almost all of them have been "troublesome" and he has been "obliged" to whip most of them. Their behavior/attitudes have improved since. Julia asks that "old mama Clark" send her some dried garden herbs, especially thyme and sage, as none is to be gotten in St. Louis.
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Source
Jonathan Clark papers, Temple Bodley Collection, Filson Historical Society
Date
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Identifier
Mss. A C593e f3
Collection
Citation
Clark, William, “Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 21 July 1808,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed November 8, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5701.
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