In St. Louis, Spanish lieutenant governor of Upper Louisiana Carlos Delassus posts a public notice announcing tomorrow’s transfer of Upper Louisiana. Lewis and Captain Amos Stoddard‘s honor guard assemble in Cahokia in advance of tomorrow’s parade.
Musician’s Dress Uniform
© Michael Haynes, https://www.mhaynesart.com. Used with permission.
A musician’s dress uniform was identical with that of an infantry private, except that the application of the official red and blue colors was reversed, perhaps for instant visibility. In addition, a musician earned six dollars per month, one dollar more than a private.[1]Robert J. Moore, Jr., and Michael Haynes, Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing, & Weapons of the Corps of Discovery (Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2003), 16-20.
The Upper Louisiana Transfer
The following notice, signed and notarized, was hung on the door of a St. Louis church:
PUBLIC NOTICE
We notify the public that tomorrow, the ninth of the present month, between the hours of 11 and 12, we will deliver Upper Louisiana to Captain Amos Stoddard, Agent and Commissioner of the French Republic, in accordance with our public announcement dated Nineteenth of February last.
St. Louis of the Illinois, Mark 8th, 1804,
(Signed) CHARLES DEHAULT DELASSUS.[2]Walter Barlow Stevens, St. Louis: The Fourth City 1764–1911 (St. Louis: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), 1:395.
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 6 above 0 cloudy & snow N W 20 above 0 snow N W fall ½ in. Rain Suceeded by Snow & hail
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[3]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Plan a trip related to March 8, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- 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.
Old Cahokia Courthouse is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site is managed by the State of Illinois and is open to the public.
Notes
| ↑1 | Robert J. Moore, Jr., and Michael Haynes, Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing, & Weapons of the Corps of Discovery (Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2003), 16-20. |
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| ↑2 | Walter Barlow Stevens, St. Louis: The Fourth City 1764–1911 (St. Louis: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), 1:395. |
| ↑3 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
