Meriwether Lewis quotes

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer and soldier, most famous for co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This journey helped map and open up the newly acquired western territories of the United States. He played a crucial role in expanding American knowledge of the continent’s geography and native peoples. Here are 10 of his quotes:

The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two porcupines, a fox and a hare. (Meriwether Lewis)

A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.

Meriwether Lewis

On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory.

Meriwether Lewis

The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an account of the country and people near the Rocky mountains where they had been.

Meriwether Lewis

We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds.

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I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.

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A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully.

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Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost.

Meriwether Lewis

We were also fortunate enough to engage in our service a Canadian Frenchmen, who had been with the Chayenne Indians on the Black mountains, and last summer descended thence by the Little Missouri.

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Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day before, and to continue the hunt, came in at twelve o'clock.

Meriwether Lewis

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Occupation: American Explorer
Born: August 18, 1774
Died: October 11, 1809
Quotes count: 10

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