Fort Kaskaskia, IL The captains are selecting more soldiers and making decisions about their next steps. While at Fort Kaskaskia, they learn that the Spanish Governor of Upper Louisian intends to block the expedition.
Above: Drouillard casually observes as a Spanish soldier in white has a discussion with Meriwether Lewis.
Spain to Block Expedition
December 16th 1803
[H]ere we was informed that the Lieut. Govr. of upper Louisiana intended to Stop us (at this place we let our rout be known) this information made it necessary for one of us to go on to St. Louis by land without delay — my being to weak too ride that far Capt. Lewis deturmined to proceed on, Shew his Vouchers and do away any Obstruction.
WM CLARK[1]James J. Holmberg, ed. Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002), 61.
Aloe Relief
December 16th 1803
after a fiew days of telerable health, I was again attacked with a violent Pain in the Sumock & bowels, with great Obstruction in those parts, which Could not be removed untill I arrived at Kaskaskees which was Eleven Days, at that place I precured Some Allow [Aloe] which gave me relief.
Kaskaskia Recruits
We arrived at Kaskaskees on the 29th & Selected 12 men for our party, I made Some arrangement for our winters Provisions, during this time I had very Comfartable quarters with Capt. Stodard [Amos Stoddard], and a Mr. Wm. Morrison a merchant of that place, —
WM CLARK[3]Ibid.
The men known to be selected at Kaskaskia:
