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Manuscript excerpts from: Joseph Whitehouse journal, 1804-1805. Newberry Library | Map: Lewis and Clark map, with annotations in brown ink by Meriwether Lewis, tracing showing the Mississippi..., 1803?

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"}}, {"date": "", "location": {"lat": 51.944264879028765, "line": true, "lon": -4.130859375, "zoom": 4}, "media": {"caption": "Spending it by Maynard Dixon, 19--? UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library", "credit": "", "url": "//uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/bc2171fd2dc65da8b99c6c013d2dc670/whitehouse/_images/dancing.JPG"}, "text": {"headline": "St. Charles, May 16-18, 1804", "text": "\"[Wedn]esday: [W]e arrived at St Charls. and passed the evening with a [gr]eat deal of Satisfaction, all chearful and in good Spirits. this place is an old french village Situated on the North Side of the Missourie and are dressy polite people and Roman Catholicks.

\"Friday: a fair morning. we bought some acceseries &c. for the voiage. passed the evening verry agreeable dancing with the french ladies, &c\"

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"}}, {"date": "", "location": {"lat": 51.97134580885172, "line": true, "lon": -6.2841796875, "zoom": 5}, "media": {"caption": "Lewis in Indian dress, 1816. Missouri Historical Society", "credit": "", "url": "//uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/bc2171fd2dc65da8b99c6c013d2dc670/whitehouse/_images/robes.jpg"}, "text": {"headline": "Grand River, June 12-13, 1804", "text": "\"Tuesday: Left the Charrottoe [Prairie] and Saild for the Grand River. Met with 7 peirogues [canoes] Loaded with peltry for Captn Chatto in St Louis. Our men of Each Craft Exchanged Blankets for Buffalow Robes & Mockisons...

\"Wednesday:...[N]eer about 2 Oclock the Barge Struck a Sandbar. She Keeld On her labord, the Sand being Quick Vanquishd Suddently from her. Under her the Currant being Rappid Neerly Swept the men of their legs while Bearing her up from Singquing.\"

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"}}, {"date": "", "location": {"lat": 73.00975506940841, "line": true, "lon": -54.88769531249999, "zoom": 5}, "media": {"caption": "List of Indian presents purchased by Meriwether Lewis in preparation for the expedition to the West, 1803. National Archives", "credit": "", "url": "//uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/bc2171fd2dc65da8b99c6c013d2dc670/whitehouse/_images/19-2831a.gif"}, "text": {"headline": "Missouri Riverbank, Aug. 3, 1804", "text": "\"[T]he Indians Beheavd well while Incampd Neer our party. Captn. Lewis Brought them to a treaty after the hour of 9 Oclock. there was Six of the Zottoe Cheifs & Six of the Missueriees; he gave 3 of the head chiefs a Meaddle Each; and the Other three Commissions in the Name of the president of the U. S. the[y] was well Content With what the[y] Recd. the Officer Commanding Gave Each of the privates [20] Some Small presents which made them all on an Eaqual Satisfactory Atonement for their Visit.\"

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The Frontier Soldier: Joseph Whitehouse