Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 25, 1804
Captain Lewis, the interpreters, and six men departed this morning on an expedition roughly 24 miles upriver to visit a nearby Indian nation. Captain Lewis and the interpreters traveled by horseback, while five of the men ascended the Missouri River by pirogue. Meanwhile, the remaining members of the party stayed behind at the encampment and continued working on completing the huts and attending to other construction tasks at the winter quarters.
preters & Six men Set off this morning in order to go 24 miles
ab° this place to a nation of Indians called the [blank in Ms.]2
Cap* Lewis & the Intr Rode on horseback 5 men went in a pea-
rogue up the the Missourie The men employed compleating the
huts &.C.
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The interpreters and six men set off this morning in order to go 24 miles above this place to a nation of Indians called the [blank in manuscript]. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and the interpreter rode on horseback; five men went in a pirogue up the Missouri. The men were employed completing the huts, etc.
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