Journal Entry

Clark: February 20, 1805

February 20, 1805
William Clark Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

Fort Mandan 20th February Wednesday 1805 a Butifull Day, visited by the
Little raven verry early this morning I am informed of the Death of an old
man whome I Saw in the Mandan Village. this man, informed me that he “was
120 winters old, he requested his grand Children to Dress him after Death
& Set him on a Stone on a hill with his face towards his old Village
or Down the river, that he might go Streight to his brother at their old
village under ground”I observed Several Mandan verry old Chiefly men

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