While the captains work in St. Louis, the blacksmiths at winter camp have orders to continue making the various items assigned by Lewis. In return, they are exempt from guard duty and receive an extra gill of whiskey each day.
Orders for Blacksmiths
Detachment Orders
Camp River Dubois, Febr. 20th 1804. . . .
The Blacksmiths will also continue their work untill they have completed the [articles?] contained in the memorandam with which I have furnished them, and during the time they are at work will recieve each an extra gill of whiskey pr. day and be exempt from guard duty; when the work is completed they will return to camp and do duty in common with the detatcment.—
. . . .
Meriwether Lewis Capt.
1st U. S. Regt. Infty.
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind rise & fall inchs 6 above 0 fair N W 24 above 0 N W fair 1 [river] fall in the evening ½ Inch
—William Clark and Meriwether Lewis[1]Moulton, Journals, 2:176–77. To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” and “River feet” columns and spelled out most … Continue reading
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Plan a trip related to February 23, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
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Notes
| ↑1 | Moulton, Journals, 2:176–77. To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” and “River feet” columns and spelled out most abbreviations. |
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