Printed form used by Captains during the Expedition: "Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America. From the powers vested in us and [blank] by the above authority: To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye, that from the special confience reposed by us in the sincere and unalterable attachment of chief of the [blank] NATION to the UNITED STATES...."

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lewis and Clark Expedition maps and receipt (WA MSS 303-304) > Expedition Maps (WA MSS 303) > Printed form used by Captains during the Expedition: "Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America. From the powers vested in us and [blank] by the above authority: To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye, that from the special confience reposed by us in the sincere and unalterable attachment of chief of the [blank] NATION to the UNITED STATES...."


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Title
Printed form used by Captains during the Expedition: "Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America. From the powers vested in us and [blank] by the above authority: To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye, that from the special confience reposed by us in the sincere and unalterable attachment of chief of the [blank] NATION to the UNITED STATES...."
Creator
From the Collection: Clark, William, 1770-1838
Contributor
From the Collection: Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809
Published / Created
circa 1803-1810
Provenance
In 1903 the maps were the property of William Clark's heirs Julia Clark Voorhis and Eleanor Glasgow Voorhis. Julia Clark Voorhis willed the maps to her attorney, and upon his death his widow sold them to the Old Print Shop. They were acquired by Edward Eberstadt & Sons, who sold them to William Robertson Coe. Coe donated the collection to the Yale Library in 1951.
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Language
English

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
WA MSS 303-304
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Container / Volume
Box 2, folder 57r

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Citation
Lewis and Clark Expedition Maps and Receipt. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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2002511

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