Day-by-Day / April 5, 1804

April 5, 1804

A speech for the Iowas

At Camp River Dubois, Clark and Lewis write speeches to inform Iowa and Yanktonai People of the Louisiana transfer. They send the speeches along with Jefferson’s questions, vocabulary, and invitation to visit Washington City with Des Moines River trader Lewis Crawford.

Indian Speeches

Iowa Indians

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Sketch of three Indians dressed in animal skins and carrying weapons

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library.[1]“Ioway. 174. Notch-e-ning-a (the No Heart) also called the ‘White Cloud’, Chief of the tribe, . . . 175. Mu-nu-shee-kaw (the White Cloud) Son of the Chief Notch-e-ning-a, and at … Continue reading

last night wrote the Speaches, to the Aiyous [Iowas] & [Yanktonai Sioux?] . . . . Send by Mr. Crawford Some queries reletive to the Indians, and Vocabulary also some instructions &c.
—William Clark

For more on the Indian vocabularies and delegations, see May 16, 1804 and March 24, 1805.

 

Weather Diary

Thermometr. at sun symbol rise Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River
32 above 0 cloudy after rain N E thunder and rain rise 2 in.

the buds of the peaches, apples & Cheerys appear— wind high
—William Clark[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.

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Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.

Notes

Notes
↑1 “Ioway. 174. Notch-e-ning-a (the No Heart) also called the ‘White Cloud’, Chief of the tribe, . . . 175. Mu-nu-shee-kaw (the White Cloud) Son of the Chief Notch-e-ning-a, and at this time Chief of the tribe; 176. Pa-ta-coo-chee (the Shooting Cedar), a brave of distinction, with his war club on his arm.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-da73-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
↑2 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.

Discover More

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.

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Unless otherwise noted, journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, 13 vols. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001).