In Philadelphia, Israel Whelan, purveyor of public supplies, buys rings and brooches to be used as gifts and trade items for the Native Nations Lewis’s expedition will encounter. Gold and silver smith Samuel Williamson sells him 500 broaches and 72 rings from his shop on Philadelphia’s South Front Street.
Rings and Brooches
Gifts and Trade Items
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Philada. May 23rd 1803 Israel Whelen, Esqr. Bought of S. Williamson Drs. Cts. Five hundred broaches 62. 7 Seventy two rings 6. — $68 7[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
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| ↑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), 87. |
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