Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
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 | Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 |  |
The various journals
The two leaders faithfully performed their duty in
this regard,
and the four sergeants—
Charles Floyd, Patrick Gass,
John Ordway, and Nathaniel Pryor—also
wrote
journals.[23]
Tradition has it that at least three of the
twenty-three privates (Robert Frazier, Joseph White-house,
and possibly George Shannon) were,
as well, diarists
upon the expedition—but the only private's
note-book now
known to us is that of Whitehouse.
In the camp orders
issued by Lewis and Clark, May 26th, 1804 (see post, p. 11),
occurs this
sentence: "The serg.ts in addition to those [other] duties
are directed to
keep a separate journal from day to day of all passing
occurrences, and such other observations
on the country &c. as shall appear to them worthy of
notice.
| Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | |