This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Century Old Lewis and Clark Documents Revealed in Missouri
Missouri Historical Society gains original journals and artifacts from the Lewis and Clark expedition after transfer from the Voorhis estate. The collection includes Captain Clark’s field book, a Jefferson letter of general credit, four red bound expedition volumes, and letters linking Jefferson, Clark, and other figures, highlighting dramatic westward exploration details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Clark
New York
Missouri
Julia Clark Voorhis
Teast Ninety-second Street
Missouri Historical Society
Voorhis
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Clark
William Clark
United States
Washington
United States of America
Pacific Ocean
Treasury
War
Thomas Jefferson
TH. Jefferson
Jefferson
Great West
George Rogers Clark
England
Mississippi
California
Congress
Missouri River
Lewis
Upper
Louisiana
Spain
France
St. Louis
Ilinois
Woodriver
Ill
River du Bois
Illinois
United States Territory
War Department
Jefferson Memorial
Captain Clark
Sakakawea
Yellowstone
Musselshell River
S. W
St. Louisans
Stella M. Drumm
Charbonneau
W. Clark
Fort Mandan
Rocky Mountains
Panis
Ricaras
Black Mountains
Reuben Gold Thwaites
Nicholas Biddle
Philadelphia
Biddle
Sergt
Patrick Gass
Meriwether Lewis Clark
General Clark
President Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
Lafayette
William H. Harrison
Fuller's Hotel
Prince Paul of
Wurttemberg
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
National Institute of France
Monticello
Fitzhugh
Rocky Mountain
N. C
Havanna
St. Mary’s
Pacific Coast