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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 5, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 4, 1805June 6, 1805June 5, 1805 Wednesday June 5th 1805. This morning was cloudy and so could that I was obleged to have recourse to a…

Brewer's: Buff

Buff is a contraction of buffle or buffalo; and buff skin is the skin of the buffalo prepared. “To stand in buff” is to stand without clothing in one's bare skin. “To strip to the buff” is…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 31, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 30, 1805June 1, 1805May 31, 1805 Friday May 31st 1805. This morning we proceeded at an early hour with the two perogues leaving the canoes…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 8, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 7, 1805April 9, 1805April 8, 1805 April 8th Set out early this morning, the wind blew hard against us from the N. W. we therefore traveled…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 3, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 2, 1804August 4, 1804August 3, 1804 August 3rd Friday prepare a Small preasent for those Indians and hold a Councul Delivered a Speech…