February 7, 1803
Thomas Rodney recommended
Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean asks President Thomas Jefferson to find a Federal appointment for Thomas Rodney, who would parallel and intersect with Lewis’s travel down the Ohio next fall.
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February 2, 1803
Harrison's nomination
Washington, DC President Thomas Jefferson nominates William Henry Harrison to another term as governor of the Illinois Territory.
January 31, 1803
Spanish unease
In Washington City, the Spanish minister to the United States writes an update on the progress of President Jefferson’s proposal to send an expedition to the Pacific ocean—an act Spain opposes.
January 20, 1803
Referred to committee
Washington, DC Two days after Lewis delivered President Jefferson’s confidential message requesting an appropriation of $2500 for the expedition, the proposal is sent to a three-member committee.
January 19, 1803
News from Capt. Stoddard
Fort Fayette, PA Capt. Amos Stoddard writes a letter to Col. Henry Burbeck informing the latter that he has arrived at Pittsburgh and is awaiting further orders. Those orders would be connected to what would later become the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Unless otherwise noted, journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, 13 vols. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001).