Philadelphia saddle maker Robert Martin invoices U.S. Army purchasing agent Israel Whelan for 15 shot pouches and powder horns—essential soldier gear purchased by Lewis for the expedition.
Powder Horn and Pouch
Taken in cooperation with the Fort Mandan Visitors Center. Photo © 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Philadelphia June 16 1803 Israel Whelen Esqr. Prvyr. Genrl. U.S. To Robt. C. Martin Dr. To 15 rifle pouches @ 1 75/100 Ea. $26.25 The above fifteen Pouches were attached to a like number of Powder Horns and delivered to Capt. M. Lewis on the 6th June 1803.[1]“Supplies from Private Vendors,” in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), … Continue reading
Robert C. Martin ran a saddling business on Philadelphia’s Market Street.
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Notes
| ↑1 | “Supplies from Private Vendors,” in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 90. |
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