Journal entry · November 11, 1803
Meriwether Lewis: November 11, 1803
Meriwether Lewis
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Massac, IL
11th November— Arived at Massac engaged George Drewyer in the public service as an Indian Interpretter, contracted to pay him 25 Dollars pr month for his services. Mr Swan Assistant Millitary agent at that place advanced him thirty dollars on account of his pay.
Source: Lewis’s 1803 journal, printed in Quaife, The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway (Wisconsin Historical Society, 1916). Public domain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Massac, IL
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 11 to November 12, 1803
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Massac (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.1 mi
- Fort Massac State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.1 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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