Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 15 April 1809
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Title
Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 15 April 1809
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Description
Clark writes his brother Edmund from St. Louis, Missouri, reporting general news regarding the town and some of its inhabitants. He comments on the status of their nephews Benjamin O'Fallon, there with him in St. Louis, and his brother, John O'Fallon, in school in Lexington, Kentucky. He updates Edmund regarding the status of their interest in the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company and their planned mercantile business venture, and on Native American affairs both up the Missouri and the Mississippi.
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Jonathan Clark papers, Temple Bodley Collection, Filson Historical Society
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Mss. A C593e f5
Collection
Citation
Clark, William, “Letter from William Clark to Edmund Clark, 15 April 1809,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed February 14, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5712.
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