Small pox
Ailment · mentioned in 15 journal entries
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Charles Floyd: August 10, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 10, 1804 · Missouri River near present-day Decatur, NE / Burt County area
"killed chief and 300 of his men"
Clark: August 11, 1804
William Clark · Aug 11, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"killed Black Bird and 400 Mahars"
Clark: August 14, 1804
William Clark · Aug 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"killed 400, reduced Mahar nation 4 years ago"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Clark: October 12, 1804
William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"reduced Pania tribes historically"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Clark: October 22, 1804
William Clark · Oct 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"destroyed great numbers of Mandans"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Clark: February 13, 1805
William Clark · Feb 13, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"destroyed Mandan villages"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Clark: March 10, 1805
William Clark · Mar 10, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"reduced Mandan villages population"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Lewis: August 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"imported, suffered much by Shoshones"
— transcribed as small pox
Clark: November 23, 1805
William Clark · Nov 23, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"destroyed large nation previously"
Clark: February 7, 1806
William Clark · Feb 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"destroyed many natives 4-5 years ago"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Lewis: February 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"destroyed many natives, killed Clatsop chiefs"
— transcribed as small pox
Clark: April 3, 1806
William Clark · Apr 3, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"destroyed nation 28-30 years past"
— transcribed as Small Pox
Lewis: April 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 6, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"disorder marked old woman, killed villagers"
— transcribed as small pox
Clark: August 18, 1806
William Clark · Aug 18, 1806 · Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays
"killed greater part of Mandan nation"
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 4, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 4, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"cut off Mahars some years ago"
