Journal entry · September 23, 1806
John Ordway: September 23, 1806
John Ordway · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: St. Louis, Missouri
out after breakfast and procd on Soon arived at the Mouth of the
Missourie entered the Mississippi River and landed at River
deboise where we wintered in 1804. here we found a widdow
woman who we left here & has a plantation under tollarable good
way. Since we have been on the Expedition we delayed a
Short time and about 12oClock we arived in Site of S* Louis fired
three Rounds as we approached the the Town and landed oppocit
the center of the Town, the people gathred on the Shore and Hiz-
zared three cheers, we unloaded the canoes and carried the bag-
gage all up to a store house in Town drew out the canoes then
the party all considerable much rejoiced that we have the Expe-
dition Completed and now we look for boarding in Town and
wait for our Settlement and then we entend to return to our
native homes to See our parents once more as we have been so
long from them. — finis.
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