Day-by-Day / August 1, 1803

August 1, 1803

The Field brothers enlist

In Louisville, the Field brothers begin their enlistment in the United States Army. In Pittsburgh, Meriwether Lewis is building the barge prior to departing down the Ohio River.

We the Subscribers do acknowledge to have received of [blank] the several Sums set opposite to our names, the Same being due us from the War department pursuant to an Act of Congress bearing date March 3rd 1807, entitled ‘an Act makeing compensation to Messrs. Lewis & Clark and their companions.

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Name Period of Service Monthly Rate Amount
Joseph Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3
Reubin Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3[1]Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, … Continue reading

[—William Clark]

 

Notes

Notes
1 Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 2:378.

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