On this or the next day, Clark and Army Commissary Major Nathan Rumsey leave St. Louis with provisions for the men at winter camp on the Wood River. Also near this date, Clark summarizes the discipline problems encountered thus far.
The Orderly Sergeant
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
Clark Leaves St. Louis
Set out from St. Louis at 6 oClock a m in Majr Rumseys boat &c
—William Clark
Summary of Discipline Problems
S. opposeds order & has threttened Od — Life wishes to return [Because he was court martialed on 29 March 1804, Shields was the likely candidate who threatened the life of Sgt. John Ordway. He wishes to return to the permanent party.]
Wa — & P. fought [William Werner and John Potts fought on 4 January 1804.]
F. & W H. do [Reubin Field, Robert Frazer or Charles Floyd likely fought with Joseph Whitehouse.]
N. & Co — do [John Newman fought with either John Colter or John Collins.]
Co — Lo his gun to Shute S. O. & Disobeyed Orders [John Colter or John Collins loaded his gun to shoot Sgt. John Ordway.]
R. F was in an a mistake & repents [Reubin Field admitted his mistake and repented.]
Gib. Lost his Tomahawk [George Gibson lost his tomahawk.]
Wh — wishes to return [Joseph Whitehouse wishes to return to the permanent party.]
Fr[azer] do do has don bad [Robert Frazer wishes to return and has ‘done bad.’]
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermometr. at rise
Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River 24 above 0 cloudy N W fair after clouds fall 7 in. —William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
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