Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewiswas an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth18 August 1774
CityIvy, VA
CountryUnited States of America
continued islands last miles opposite passing small stopped ten yesterday
The rain, which had continued yesterday and last night, ceased this morning. We then proceeded, and after passing two small islands about ten miles further, stopped for the night at Piper's landing, opposite another island.
except extremity flight great high indian numbers passing perfectly tail white wild
We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers of wild geese are passing to the south, but their flight is too high for us to procure any of them.