1803 - The Preparation
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January 1-11 Jefferson Meets with the Spanish Ambassador
January 12-18 Jefferson's Confidential Message to Congress
January 19-25 Lewis's Estimate of Expedition Expenses
January 26-February 1 Further Thoughts from the Spanish Ambassador
February 2-8 Jefferson Sends Lewis to Study with Barton
February 9-15 Jefferson Writes to a Leading Naturalist in France
February 16-22 Jefferson Sends Lewis to Study with Rush and Wistar
February 23-March 1 Lewis's British and French Passports
March 2-8 Jefferson Sends Lewis to Study with Andrew Ellicott
March 9-15 Edward Thornton Reports to the British Foreign Secretary
March 16-22 Robert Patterson Provides Training in Astronomy
March 23-29 Albert Gallatin and Jefferson Discuss Western Geograpy
March 30-April 5 The Public Learns About the Expedition
April 6-12 Napoleon Offers to Sell the Louisiana Territory
April 13-19 Andrew Ellicott Provides a Box of Surveying Instruments
April 20-26 Lewis Reports to the President on Progress
April 27-May 3 Jefferson Gives Further Instructions to Lewis
May 4-10 Ellicott Sends an Astronomical Instrument to Philadelphia
May 11-17 Lacépède Writes a Long Letter to Jefferson
May 18-24 Benjamin Rush Sends Lewis Questions for the Indians
May 25-31 Lewis Sends Jefferson a Progress Report
June 1-7 Benjamin Rush's Rules for Preserving Health
June 8-14 Continued Preparations for the Expedition
June 15-21 Jefferson Gives Detailed Instructions to Lewis
June 22-28 Jefferson Thanks Dr. Rush
June 29-July 5 Last Minute Preparations
July 6-12 The Expedition's Travelling Library
July 13-19 Clark Accepts Lewis's Invitation to Join the Expedition
July 20-26 Delays in Building the Keelboat
July 27-August 2 An Alternative to Clark
August 3-9 Clark's First Instructions from Lewis
August 10-16 U.S. Takes Possession of Louisiana
August 17-23 Discussion on Hiring Men
August 24-29 John Conner's Answer
August 30-September 6 Starting Down the Ohio River
September 7-13 Wheeling to Marietta
September 14-20 Letart Falls
September 21-27 To Cincinnati
September 28-October 4 A Short Rest in Cincinnati
October 5-11 Big Bone Lick
October 12-18 In Clarksville
October 19-25 In Clarksville (Part 2)
October 26-November 1 Departure from Clarksville
November 2-8 To Fort Massac
November 9-15 Fort Massac to the Confuence of the Ohio
November 16-22 Ascending the Mississippi to the Missouri
November 23-29 Cape Girardeau to Kaskaskia
November 30-December 6 Kaskaskia to Meramec River
December 7-13 Clark Establishes Winter Quarters at Wood River
December 14-20 Settling in at Camp Dubois
December 21-27 Christmas at Camp Dubois
December 28-31 End of the Year Problems
Images from left to right: "Capt. Meriwether Lewis-Full Dress" and "Capt. William Clark-Full Dress" by Michael Haynes. Reproduced by permission of the artist.
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