St. Louis, MO After drying and storing specimens, the captains attend a ball. At Christy’s Tavern, eighteen toasts are given in honor of the United States, its officials, and the “Missouri expedition.” In his journal for this date, Zebulon Pike describes Malgares’ failed attempt to stop the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
St. Louis, MO Around noon, the “corps of volunteers for North West Discovery” celebrates their St. Louis homecoming. Sgt. John Ordway finishes his journal, and the captains work on letters to President Jefferson, Illinois Governor Harrison, and Jonathan Clark.
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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).