At Wood River, Clark receives a letter from Lewis who is working in Cahokia, Illinois, four letters from Kentucky, and eight bottles of wine. On or near this day, he formalizes plans for conducting courts martial.
Wine, Files, and Wool Felt
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Cahokia Deliveries
Express returned from Koho: brought a Letter from Capt. Lewis, & 4 other from Kenty. 8 bottles of wine Some Durant[1]According to Moulton, “Durant, or durance, was a strong, felted cloth of woolen or worsted, usually made in imitation of buff leather.” Moulton, Journals, 2:167n1 & files
—William Clark
Courts Martial
. . . a violiation or Disobediance shall be Subject to Such punishment as derected by the articles of War, in like Cases and Such other punishments, as Shall be inflicted by the Sentence of a Court Martial . . . The Court to Consist of not less then 7 members, at other times when Convenient one of the Capts. will preside at the Court . . . This Court will act agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Articles of War and Such others as may be established by the Said Cpt L. & C. from time to time.
Celestial Observations
at 12 oClock 24° abov 0, Took the alltiude of Suns Lowr Limb 66° 50′ 30″—
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm. at rise
weather wind Therm. at 4 oClock weather wind River 16 above 0 fair W 23 above 0 fair rise no Ice running
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to January 29, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Old Cahokia Courthouse
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
- Around St. Louis (Inspiration Trip)
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 | According to Moulton, “Durant, or durance, was a strong, felted cloth of woolen or worsted, usually made in imitation of buff leather.” Moulton, Journals, 2:167n1 |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
