Lewis: August 28, 1804
On this day, Captains Lewis and Clark issued an order regarding meal preparation for the expedition. Each of the two pirogue crews was directed to select one man from their mess to serve as cook. These newly appointed cooks, along with the cooks already designated for the Barge crew's messes, were to be excused from guard duty and any related details going forward. Their names were to be removed from the duty roster accordingly.
Orders August 28th 1804. The commanding officers direct that the two
messes who form the crews of the perogues shall scelect each one man from
their mess for the purpose of cooking and that these cooks as well as
those previously appointed to the messes of the Barge crew, shall in
future be exempted from mounting guard, or any detail for that duty; they
are therefore no longer to be held on the royaster.
M. Lewis Capt. 1st US. Regt. Infty. Win Clark Cpt. &.
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Orders, August 28th, 1804. The commanding officers direct that the two messes who form the crews of the pirogues shall each select one man from their mess for the purpose of cooking, and that these cooks, as well as those previously appointed to the messes of the Barge crew, shall in the future be exempted from mounting guard or any detail for that duty; they are therefore no longer to be held on the roster.
M. Lewis, Capt. 1st US Regt. Infty. Wm Clark, Cpt. &c.
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