William Clark: September 23, 1806
Tuesday 23rd Septr 1806 we rose early took the Chief to the publick store & furnished him with Some clothes &c. took an early breckfast with Col. Hunt and Set out decended to the Mississippi and down that river to St Louis at which place we arived about 12 oClock. we Suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a Salute to the Town. we were met by all the village and received a harty welcom from it’s inhabitants. here I found my old acquaintance Maj. W. Christy who had settled in this town in a public line as a Tavern Keeper. he furnished us with store rooms for our baggage and we accepted of the invitation of Mr. Peter Choteau and took a room in his house.
Source: Thwaites, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1904–05). Public domain.
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