Clark: April 2, 1805
On a cold, cloudy day with rain continuing from the previous night, Clark and the party spent the day writing and preparing dispatches in advance of their departure, with everything nearly ready to set out. Clark decided to send his journal, covering May 13, 1804 through April 3, 1805, to the President of the United States in its original form. The second chief of the second Mandan village, feeling slighted, returned home. The Mandans killed twenty-one elk fifteen miles downriver, but the animals were too lean to be useful. The river was falling fast.
April the 2nd a Cold rain day we are writeing and prepareing dispatches
all dayI conclude to Send my journal to the President of the United
States in its original State for his own perusial, untill I call for it or
Some friend if I should not return, an this journal is from the 13th of
May 1804 untill the 3rd of April 1805. wrote untill verry late at night
but little time to devote to my friends, the river is falling fast.
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April the 2nd Friday 1805 a cloudy day rained all the last night we are
preparing to Set out all thing nearly ready. The 2d Chief of the 2d Mandan
Village took a miff at our not attending to him perticelarely after being
here about ten day and moved back to his village
The mandans Killed twenty one elk yesterday 15 miles below this, they were
So meager that they Scercely fit for use
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April the 2nd, a cold, rainy day. We are writing and preparing dispatches all day. I have decided to send my journal to the President of the United States in its original state for his own reading, until I call for it, or some friend may do so if I should not return. This journal covers from the 13th of May 1804 until the 3rd of April 1805. I wrote until very late at night, with little time to devote to my friends. The river is falling fast.
April the 2nd, Friday, 1805. A cloudy day; it rained all last night. We are preparing to set out, with everything nearly ready. The 2nd Chief of the 2nd Mandan Village took offense at our not attending to him particularly, after being here about ten days, and moved back to his village.
The Mandans killed twenty-one elk yesterday, 15 miles below here. They were so lean that they were scarcely fit for use.
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