In Louisville, Clark recruits the Field brothers as privates in the United States Army.
In Pittsburgh, Lewis oversees construction of the expedition’s military-style barge before departing down the Ohio River.
Field Brothers Enlist
Winter Hunters (cropped)
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Above: Joseph Field watches Reubin Field and John Colter converse while on a hunt during the winter at Fort Mandan.
We the Subscribers do acknowledge to have received of [blank] the several Sums set opposite to our names, the Same being due us from the War department pursuant to an Act of Congress bearing date March 3rd 1807, entitled ‘an Act makeing compensation to Messrs. Lewis & Clark and their companions.
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Name Period of Service Monthly Rate Amount Joseph Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3 Reubin Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3[1]Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, … Continue reading [—William Clark]
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Notes
| ↑1 | Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 2:378. |
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