"Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp……" — Meriwether Lewis
"Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost."
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Meriwether Lewis
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14 Quotes by Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis has 14 quotes on this site.
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I am not a coward, but I am so strong. So hard to die.
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A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained…
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On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early…
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The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an…
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The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two…
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Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day…
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A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn…
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We were also fortunate enough to engage in our service a Canadian Frenchmen, who had been with the Chayenne Indians…
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The musquetos continue to infest us in such manner that we can scarcely exist. My dog even howls with the…
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We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of…
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We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers…
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The rain, which had continued yesterday and last night, ceased this morning. We then proceeded, and after passing two small…
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