U.S. Army records summarize the purchases made while Meriwether Lewis was in Philadelphia. Now in Washington City, Lewis also records a payment of $1000 to his primary purchasing agent, Israel Whelan.
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Whelan’s Receipt
Received Washington June 30th 1803 from Israel Whelen one thousand dollars remitted to him by the Secretary of War for the purpose of providing suitable stores for the expedition under my direction, for which I have signed duplicats.
$1000
Meriwether Lewis
Capt. 1st. U.S. Regt. Infty.[1]Henry Dearborn to Israel Whelan in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 76.
Supplies from Private Vendors
Capt. Merewether Lewis To Israel Whelen—Dr. [receipt] No. 1 George Lawton Fishg. tackle 25.37 18 May 2 Thos. Passmore Tin 17.70 19 May 3 Nichs. Lloyd Tomah[awks] 19.62 4 George Ludlam Lead C[anisters] 26.33 25 May 5 Gillaspy & Strong Med. 90.69 26 May 6 Francis Bellet Soup 289.50 30 May 7 Pricilla Logan [Hyson tea] 3.80 28 May 8 Wm. Chancellor & Co. Dry goods 119.01 9 Thomas Whitney Inst. 162.20 31 May 10 Hervey & Worth Ironm[onger] 102.46 6 June 11 Edwd. Shoemaker do. 39.74 18 May 12 Thomas Leiper Tobac[co] 14.25 3 June 13 Benj. Harbeson & Son Copper Ket. 34.15 19 May 14 J. & C. J. Wister Ind. Prest. 98.29 19 May 15 C. & Th. Dencla Do. 151.49 18 May 16 Beck & Harvey Powder 157.43 28 May 17 S. Williamson Broaches &c. 68.07 23 May $1420.02 18 Matilda Chapman makg. Shirts 142.14 3 June 19 Thomas Parker Cron. 250.75 19 May 20 Francis Brown Taylor 246.63 21 D. Jackson Drugs 77.20 1 June 22 W. Chancellor [trunk] 3.50 1 June 23 S. Wetherill & Son Ver[million] 4.22 17 May 24 Harvey & Worth Pow. 15.67 8 June 2160.13 25 Wm. Broome [painted chest] 8.00 9 June 26 Robt. C. Martin Saddling 26.25 16 June 27 Richd. Wevill Tents &c. 119.39 15 June 2313.77 28 Robt. Barnhill [pocket pistols] 10.00 21 May 2323.77 Dedt. Sundries chd. to Indian & Military Departments pr. accot. 462.67 Balance. due I. Whelen 1861.10[2]“Supplies from Private Vendors,” Ibid., 78–9. The right column has been added.
Notes
| ↑1 | Henry Dearborn to Israel Whelan in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 76. |
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| ↑2 | “Supplies from Private Vendors,” Ibid., 78–9. The right column has been added. |
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