Lewis: August 26, 1804
On this day, the commanding officers issued formal orders promoting Patrick Gass to sergeant in the Corps of Volunteers for North Western Discovery, filling the vacancy left by the recent death of Sergeant Floyd. Gass was assigned to take charge of Floyd's former mess and assume the standard duties of a sergeant. The officers cited Gass's faithful prior service, capability, diligence, and integrity, noting that a large majority of his comrades had expressed support for his appointment. The order was signed by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Orders August 26th 1804. The commanding officers have thought it proper to
appoint Patric Gass, a Sergeant in the corps of volunteers for North
Western Discovery, he is therefore to be obeyed and respected accordingly.
Sergt. Gass is directed to take charge of the late Sergt. Floyd’s mess,
and immediately to enter on the discharge of such other duties, as by
their previous orders been prescribed for the government of the Sergeants
of this corps.
The Commanding officers have every reason to hope from the previous
faithfull services of Sergt. Gass, that this expression of their
approbation will be still further confirmed, by his vigilent attention in
future to his duties as a Sergeant. the Commanding officers are still
further confirmed in the high opinion they had previously formed of the
capacity, deligence and integrety of Sergt. Gass, from the wish expresssed
by a large majority of his comrades for his appointment as Sergeant.
Meriwether Lewis Capt. 1st U.S. Regt Infty. Wm Clark Cpt &.
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Orders, August 26th, 1804. The commanding officers have thought it proper to appoint Patrick Gass a Sergeant in the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery; he is therefore to be obeyed and respected accordingly.
Sergeant Gass is directed to take charge of the late Sergeant Floyd's mess, and to immediately begin the discharge of such other duties as have been prescribed by their previous orders for the governance of the Sergeants of this corps.
The commanding officers have every reason to hope, based on the previous faithful services of Sergeant Gass, that this expression of their approval will be further confirmed by his vigilant attention to his duties as a Sergeant in the future. The commanding officers are further confirmed in the high opinion they had previously formed of the capacity, diligence, and integrity of Sergeant Gass by the wish expressed by a large majority of his comrades for his appointment as Sergeant.
Meriwether Lewis, Capt. 1st U.S. Regt. Infantry. Wm. Clark, Capt., etc.
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