Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 17 December 1808
Title
Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 17 December 1808
Description
Clark writes his brother Jonathan from St. Louis describing an incident in which John Sullivan overreacted in a meeting with officials and ruined his chances for a lucrative position. Clark returns to the topic of York, stating he had intended to punish him but Meriwether Lewis persuaded him to hire him out in Kentucky instead. Clark hopes he will learn the error of his ways and must "give over that wife of his" in Kentucky. His wife was enslaved by someone else in the Louisville area.
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1808-12-17
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Mss. A C593e f4
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Clark, William, “Letter from William Clark to Jonathan Clark, 17 December 1808,” The Filson Historical Society , accessed March 27, 2023, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5708.