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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 30, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 29, 1805July 1, 1805June 30, 1805 Sunday June 30th 1805. We had a heavy dew this morning which is a remarkable event. Fraizer and…

Seargent Smith PRENTISS, Congress, MS (1808-1850)

PRENTISS Seargent Smith , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 30, 1808; attended Gorham (Maine) Academy and was graduated from Bowdoin College…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 2, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 1, 1806June 3, 1806June 2, 1806 Monday June 2cd 1806. McNeal and york were sent on a trading voyage over the river this morning. having…

Willkie, Wendell Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Willkie, Wendell Lewis, 1892–1944, American industrialist and political leader, b. Elwood, Ind. After graduating from Indiana Univ. law school (1916), he practiced law in Ohio and then…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 8, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 7, 1805May 9, 1805May 8, 1805 Wednesday May 8th 1805. Set out at an early hour under a gentle brieze from the East. a black cloud which…

Welty, Eudora

(Encyclopedia) Welty, Eudora, 1909–2001, American author, b. Jackson, Miss., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1929. One of the important American regional writers of the 20th cent. and one of the finest…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 4, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 3, 1805July 5, 1805July 4, 1805 Thursday July 4th 1805. Yesterday we permitted Sergt. Gass McNeal and several others who had not yet seen…

Morgan, Lewis Henry

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818–81, American anthropologist, b. Aurora, N.Y., grad. Union College, Schenectady, 1840. Practicing as a lawyer, he became interested in the Native Americans of…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 9, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 8, 1806August 10, 1806August 9, 1806 Saturday August 9th 1806. The day proved fair and favourable for our purposes. the men were all…