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Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

William Clark bill of exchange

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233291985]
Identifier: Vault MSS 640
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed bill of exchange addressed to General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. Clark requests the sum of two hundred dollars to be paid to William Croghan, an Indian interpreter, for services rendered.

Dates: 1808
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Clark bill of exchange

William Clark letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227613921]
Identifier: MSS SC 645
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter to acquire three quarts of whiskey "for the use of the Chickasaw Indians."

Dates: 1794
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Clark letter

William Clark letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292348]
Identifier: Vault MSS 578
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated May 28, 1794. Clark requests that whiskey be delivered to the Chickasaw Indians.

Dates: 1794 May 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Clark letter

Meriwether Lewis letter to Henry Dearborn

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292363]
Identifier: Vault MSS 567
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated Nov. 9, 1806 and written in Louisville. It is addressed to Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), Secretary of War for the United States. Lewis states that four hundred dollars is due Capt. William Clark (1770-1838) for his services on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. This payment would be "charged" to Lewis and would be his final "settlement" with the United States relative to the expedition.

Dates: 1806 November 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Meriwether Lewis letter to Henry Dearborn

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Explorers -- United States -- Biography 3
Immigration and American Expansion 3
Chickasaw Indians -- History -- Sources 2
Expeditions and Adventure 2
Indian agents -- United States -- Biography -- Sources 2
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography -- Sources 2
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 1
Indian agents -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 1
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