Day-by-Day / February 21, 1804

February 21, 1804

St. Louis affairs

Winter Camp at Wood River, IL Lewis and Clark are in St. Louis working on the transfer of Louisiana to the United States and also organizing an Osage Indian delegation. At winter camp at Wood River, Sgt. Ordway is in charge.

Sgt. Ordway Takes Charge

Detachment Orders
Camp River Dubois, Febr. 20th 1804

The Commanding officer directs that during the absence of himself and Capt. Clark from Camp, that the party shall consider themselves under the immediate command of Sergt. Ordway, who will be held accountable for the good poliece and order of the camp during that period, and will also see the susequent parts of this order carried into effect—

. . . .

Meriwether Lewis Capt.
1st U. S. Regt. Infty.

 

Weather Diary

Therm at sun symbol rise weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River
20 above 0 fair N W 34 above 0 N W fair fall ½ in.

in the evening the river began to rise ½ Inch
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.

Notes

Notes
1 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.

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