Journal Entry

William Clark: April 1, 1804

April 1, 1804

Camp River Dubois april 1st. 1804 The Commanding officers did yesterday proceed to take the necessary inlistments, and select the Detachment destined for the Expedition through the interior of the Continent of North America ; and have accordingly seelected the persons herein after Mentioned, as those which are to Constitute their Perminent Detachment. (Viz). William Bratton, John Colter, John Collins, Reubin Fields, Joseph Fields, Charles Floyd, Patric Gass, George Gibson, Silas Goodrich, Thomas P. Howard, Hugh Hall, Hugh Mc. Neel, John Newmon, John Ordway, Nathaniel Pryor, John Potts, Moses B Reed, George Shannon, John Shields, John B. Thompson, Richard Winser, William Werner, Peter Wiser, Joseph Whitehouse, Alexander Willard.

Source: Thwaites, Original Journals (1904–05), Orderly Book. Public domain.

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