[Orderly Book; Lewis:]
Orders August 26th. 1804.
The commanding officers have
thought 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 have 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 expressed by a large
majority of his comrades for his
appointment as Sergeant.
Meriwether Lewis,
Capt. 1st U. S. Regt. Infty.
Wm″ Clark Cpt. &c.
