Day-by-Day / June 30, 1803

June 30, 1803

Whelan's statement

U.S. Army records summarize the purchases made while Meriwether Lewis was in Philadelphia. Now in Washington City, Lewis also records a payment of $1000 to his primary purchasing agent, Israel Whelan.

Storage Barrels

Stacks of barrels lying on their sides

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Whelan’s Receipt

Received Washington June 30th 1803 from Israel Whelen one thousand dollars remitted to him by the Secretary of War for the purpose of providing suitable stores for the expedition under my direction, for which I have signed duplicats.

$1000

Meriwether Lewis
Capt. 1st. U.S. Regt. Infty.[1]Henry Dearborn to Israel Whelan in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 76.

Related: Outfitting the Expedition | Lewis in Philadelphia

 

Supplies from Private Vendors

Capt. Merewether Lewis To Israel Whelen—Dr. [receipt]
No. 1 George Lawton Fishg. tackle 25.37 18 May
2 Thos. Passmore Tin 17.70 19 May
3 Nichs. Lloyd Tomah[awks] 19.62  
4 George Ludlam Lead C[anisters] 26.33 25 May
5 Gillaspy & Strong Med. 90.69 26 May
6 Francis Bellet Soup 289.50 30 May
7 Pricilla Logan [Hyson tea] 3.80 28 May
8 Wm. Chancellor & Co. Dry goods 119.01  
9 Thomas Whitney Inst. 162.20 31 May
10 Hervey & Worth Ironm[onger] 102.46 6 June
11 Edwd. Shoemaker do. 39.74 18 May
12 Thomas Leiper Tobac[co] 14.25 3 June
13 Benj. Harbeson & Son Copper Ket. 34.15 19 May
14 J. & C. J. Wister Ind. Prest. 98.29 19 May
15 C. & Th. Dencla Do. 151.49 18 May
16 Beck & Harvey Powder 157.43 28 May
17 S. Williamson Broaches &c. 68.07 23 May
      $1420.02  
18 Matilda Chapman makg. Shirts 142.14 3 June
19 Thomas Parker Cron. 250.75 19 May
20 Francis Brown Taylor 246.63  
21 D. Jackson Drugs 77.20 1 June
22 W. Chancellor [trunk] 3.50 1 June
23 S. Wetherill & Son Ver[million] 4.22 17 May
24 Harvey & Worth Pow. 15.67 8 June
      2160.13  
25 Wm. Broome [painted chest] 8.00 9 June
26 Robt. C. Martin Saddling 26.25 16 June
27 Richd. Wevill Tents &c. 119.39 15 June
      2313.77  
28 Robt. Barnhill [pocket pistols] 10.00 21 May
      2323.77  
Dedt. Sundries chd. to Indian & Military Departments pr. accot. 462.67  
Balance. due I. Whelen 1861.10[2]“Supplies from Private Vendors,” Ibid., 78–9. The right column has been added.  
 

Notes

Notes
↑1 Henry Dearborn to Israel Whelan in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed., ed. Donald Jackson (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 76.
↑2 “Supplies from Private Vendors,” Ibid., 78–9. The right column has been added.

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