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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |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 |  |
Philosophical Society concludes to publish
The
next chapter in the story opened in the spring of 1901,
when the Society's
Committee on Historical Manuscripts
determined—in view of the
forthcoming centennial
of the Louisiana Purchase—at last to carry
out
Jefferson's suggestion, and secure the publication of
the Lewis
and Clark journals direct from the original
manuscripts in their custody.
They interested in this project
the present publishers, who in turn
engaged the writer as
Editor of the work.
In the course of
consequent investigation into the sources,
there came to view in the
Society's library a few other Lewis
and Clark items, besides the codices
handled and labelled by
Coues; these were chiefly statistical tables
regarding the Western
Indians, a meteorological
record, and a list of the explorers'
specimens sent from Fort Mandan to
the Society[49]
—matters
of considerable although not commanding importance.[50]
Several copies of the Indian vocabulary blank prepared by
Jefferson are also in
the possession of the American Philosophical
Society, having been presented by him
in October, 1820. It consists of a
sheet 7 3/4 × 19 1/4″, printed on both sides—
although
there are some which were printed on but one side of a sheet twice this
width, the two pages standing side by side. Those filled out represent,
among
others, the Miami, Micmac, Shawnee, Chippewa, and Lenâpe
languages; while
several are still blank. In the collection are no
vocabularies which appear to have
emanated from the Lewis and Clark
expedition.
| Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | |