Meriwether Lewis Quotes


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.


Citations

Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark. Vol. 1, Bradford and Inskeep, 1814.

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Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
  • Born: August 18, 1774
  • Died: October 11, 1809
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Explorer, Soldier, Politician

Meriwether Lewis was 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. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806. He died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide, in 1809. The Louisiana Purchase was not made official until July 1803, Jefferson still requested Congress to fund the expedition in January of the same year.