Wood River Camp, IL As per Lewis’s orders, the sawyers cut planks for Sgt. Pryor. In return, they are exempt from guard duty and receive double rations of whiskey.
Whip Saw
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
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Orders for Sawyers
Detachment Orders
Camp River Dubois, Febr. 20th 1804. . . .
The sawyers will continue their work untill they have cut the necessary quantity of plank, the quantity wanting will be determined by Pryor; during the days they labour they shall recieve each an extra gill of whiskey pr. day, and be exempt from guard duty; when the work is accomplished, they will join the party and do duty in common with the other men.—
. . . .
Meriwether Lewis Capt.
1st U. S. Regt. Infty.
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 14 above 0 fair N. E 26 above 0 rain N, E rise 1 ½ in. —William Clark[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.
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
| ↑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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