Thomas Jefferson on Meriwether Lewis's Mysterious Death
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I David Rumsey's Online Map Collection - Wolf Point and LCTHF's CA Chapter - Christmas at Fort Clatsop Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation I www.lewisandclark.org November 2012 Volume 38, No. 4 THOMAS JEFFERSON ON MERIWETHER LEWIS'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH Reuben Lewis: From Family Man to Fur Trader Gary Moulton's Voyage of Discovery Contents President's Message: What a thrill! 2 L&C Roundup: David Rumsey's online map collection; 4 The Greeter in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery; Artist Sandra Harris; Tribal Legacy project, corrections. Gary Moulton: A Voyage of Discovery 6 Learn about the process of editing the Lewis and Clark journals- a project that was envisioned to last nine years. That's where the journey began in 1979. By Caroline Patterson Reuben Lewis: Fur Trader, Subagent, 8 and Meriwether's Younger Brother Reuben Lewis, who for a time lived in brother's shadow, made his own name in emerging Rocky Mountain fur trade. Gary Moulton, p. 6 By John C. Jackson Uncovering Jefferson's Account of Lewis's 18 Mysterious Death Jefferson, a close friend and observer of Meriwether Lewis, knew the explorer was "subject to hypocondriac [sic] affections" but the authors suggest he saw Lewis's death as an attempt to end his malarial suffering. By John Danisi and Thomas C. Danisi Trail Notes: What is the Shortest Distance between 28 Wolf Point and San Francisco? The Lewis and Clark Trail How a chance meeting evolved into a partnership between the LCTHF California Chapter and the Roosevelt County Library. By Philippa Newfield and Phillip Gordon The trappers camp-fire, p. 9 Review 30 Zebulon Pike, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the OF DIG ESTION. American West reviewed by W. R. Swagerty ig. 30 .-TJ1e Regions of th e Abdomen and their Cont Dispatches 32 (Edge or Costa I Cartilages in dotted Outline.) Introducing our new President and Board Members; Annual Meeting News Endnotes 36 Christmas at Fort Clatsop By Barb Kubik On the cover Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) Rendezvous near Green River (General View of the Indian Camp under the Mountains of the Winds) ca. 1839, Oil on canvas Courtesy of the Everett D . Graff Family Collection, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming Organs of Digestion, p. 20 \ President's Message What athrill to he president of this organization! November 2012 • Volume 38, Number 4 (/he following was my view from the future, we, too, must make sure W E PROCEEDED ON is the official publication the podium on August 1, 2012 at that we put our best foot forward with of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage c:._/ up-to-date computers, digital scanners, Foundation, Inc. Its name derives from the annual meeting's evening banquet a phrase that appears repeatedly in the in Clarksville. and an attractive, easy-to-use website. collective journals of the expedition. © 2012 Third, we need E. G. Chuinard, M.D., Founder to strengthen our ISSN 02275-6706 relationships with our federal, state, Editor and Designer and local partners. Caroline Pattenon, [email protected] We have, at all levels Eileen Chontos, Chontos Design, Inc. of the government, Volunteer Proofreaders terrific partners H. Carl Camp • Jerry Garrett • that are ready to Philippa Newfield work with us. Printed by Advanced Litho Great Falls, Mont. Finally, we need to vigorously promote EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD the use of our nine Jay H. Buckley Barb Kubik endowed funds Provo, UT Vancouver, WA (including our H. Carl Camp Glen Lindeman Omaha, NE Pullman, WA large Bicentennial Robert C. Carriker J. I. Merritt Trail Stewardship Spokane, WA Pennington, NJ Annual meeting in Clarksville, Indiana. Fund) to actively Elizabeth Chew Robert Moore, Jr. benefit our 32 local Charlottesville, VA St. Louis, MO At the LCTHF awards banquet on August chapters. We have seen the things that Carolyn Gilman Gary E. Moulton 1, 2012, Ralph Saunders of Billings, were accomplished with these grants in St. Louis, MO Lincoln, N E Montana, opined in his acceptance speech 2011 . Two examples of these projects James Holmberg Philippa Newfield for the 2011 Meritorious Achievement include the Ohio River Chapter's Louisville, KY San Fra ncisco, CA Award: "You are Lewis and Clark." construction of an Ohio River keelboat Wendy Raney and the Crest of the Rockies at the Cascade, MT I think he is accurate. Our national government has a National Park Service, Platte Chapter's survey of Jean Baptiste Membership Information which oversees the Lewis and Clark Charbonneau's travels during his Membership in the Lewis and Clark Trail National Historic Trail administered fur trapping days in Wyoming and Heritage Foundation, Inc. is open to the by Superintendent Mark Weekley and Colorado. Let's encourage people to public. Information and applications are his staff in Omaha, Nebraska. We have create more Lewis and Clark projects available by writing Membership Coordinator, for 2012. Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, many wonderful Lewis and Clark local P.O. Box 3434, Great Falls, MT 59403. chapters, partners, and groups scattered across the United States. However, the W E PROCEEDED ON, the quarterly magazine of the Foundation, is mailed to current heart of Lewis and Clark, as that heart members in February, May, August, and beats in the year 2012, is carried in each November. Articles appearing in this journal individual coming together in the group are abstracted and indexed in HISTORICAL Birdwoman, Wife, Mother, Interpreter: called the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage WHO WAS SACAGAWEA? ABSTRACTS and AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE. Foundation. Each individual carries the Annual Membership Categories: passion for this story that we have all Student:$30 heard time and time again -the story that Individual: $49 changes in meaning with each generation, Individual 3-Year: $133 the story that lights a fire in each of us. Family/International: $65/$70 As your new president, I have four Trail Partner: $200 primary goals. The first is to grow the Heritage Club: $100 L<'•i• ind C l1rk Encoun1 <'r a World of Women Foundation's membership. We need to From Sa kakn •ca 10 Saug,.wu; The Evolu1 ion of a N•ftlc Explorer Club: $150 share and promote the story and increase Jefferson Club: $250 Discovery Club: $500 our membership. My second goal is to Lifetime: $995, $2,500 and $5,000 make sure that in our operations we are What a terrific journal is We Proceeded making the best use of technology. Lewis q,n! Who could not love the August The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation. Individual and Clark, when they headed west, made 2012 issue "Who Was Sacagawea?" This membership dues are not tax deductible. The sure the they travelled with the finest November issue contains an interview portion of premium dues over $40 is tax deductible. gear-and as a foundation heading into with Gary Moulton and articles by John 2 - We Proceeded On November 2012 C. Jackson and Tom and John Danisi and more! Make sure your membership is current so that you won't miss an issue of this ground-breaking journal and its scholarly articles and illustrations. It is one of the many benefits of your membership. MEMBERSHIP Your membership is crucial. You are the Lewis and Clark Trail Foundation -you make it happen. Will you please help us by renewing your membership? Whenever your membership renewal comes to your mailbox do not delay: write that check as if the corps depended on it! If you have renewed recently, thank you. I want you to find one new member in the next two or three months. Initiate a Lewis and Clark discussion-was Meriwether Lewis murdered or did he commit suicide?-at a business dinner. Oakhill Day School If you receive interest, ask your friend to join this national organization and Service and Lewis and Clark National and loving; also, willing to answer the call, your local chapter. You can give them a Historic Trail. Featuring a rich cultural but adding our maturity. membership application (the application and geographical history of the nearly you just happened to have in your 100 tribes Lewis and Clark encountered, ANNUAL APPEAL the website includes wonderful videos pocket/purse). These membership Please answer the call to contribute to of historians, storytellers, and dancers. It applications are available from the Great our annual fund, which you have received covers everything from creation myths to Falls office and also from our website: or will be receiving. These donations language revitalization. www.lewisandclark.org (on the home fund our general office operations. We I recommend a video of Native American page, click "Join or Donate" then press need the funds from your volunteer tax Ed Edmo, describing in four minutes his the green "Online" or "Using Mail in deductible, year-end contributions. Shoshone-Bannock "Legend of Snake." To Form.") Also, consider purchasing a gift I'm looking forward to a great year. membership for your friend. Note that view/hear, please open www.lewisandclark. org and click "Tribal Relations." Scroll membership in our national foundation -Dan Sturdevant is separate from chapter membership. down to "Traditional Culture," select that: then upper right "navigate to" and Kansas City, MO TRIBAL LEGACY PROJECT ON "keyword search" and scroll down to "Ed Edmo Legend of Snake." LCTHF WEBSITE: ED EDMO "THE LEGEND OF SNAKE" STURDEVANT IN CLASS Editor's Note Be sure to look at the LCTHF website Now I can answer with some authority Our eagle-eyed readers will note a that provides a link to the tribal legacy when students ask me, as they did in few ed itorial changes in this issue.