| Author | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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| Title | Travels in the interior parts of America; communicating discoveries made in exploring the Missouri, Red river, and Washita, by Captains Lewis and Clark, Doctor Sibley, and Mr. Dunbar; with a statistical account of the countries adjacent. As laid before the Senate, by the President of the United States. In February, 1806, and never before published in Great Britain.
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| Published | London, Printed for R. Phillips by J.G.Barnard, 1807.
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| Description | 24, 17-116 p. fold. tab. 22 cm.
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| General Note | Original edition, Washington, 1806, published under title: Message from the President of the United States communicating discoveries made in exploring the Missouri, Red river and Washita ...
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Message to the Senate and House of representatives of the United States [signed: Th. Jefferson. February 19, 1906]--Extract of a letter from Captain Meriwether Lewis, to the President of the United States [dated] Fort Mandan, April 17th, 1805.--A statistical view of the Indian nations inhabiting the territory of Louisiana and the countries adjacent to its northern and western boundaries. [By Meriwether Lewis]--Historical sketches of the several Indian tribes in Louisiana, south of the Arkansa river, and between the Mississippi and river Grand. [By John Sibley]--To General Henry Dearborn. [Account of Red river and the country adjacent, by John Sibley]--Observations made in a voyage commencing at St. Catherine's landing, on the east bank of the Mississippi, proceeding downwards to the mouth of Red river, and from thence ascending that river, the Black river, and the Washita river, as high as the Hot Springs in the proximity of the last meutioned [!] river, extracted from the journals of William Dunbar, esquire, and Doctor Hunter.--Meteorological observations made by Mr. Dunbar and Doctor Hunter, in their voyage up the Red and Washita rivers, in the year 1804.
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| Subjects | Clark, William, 1770-1838.
Hot springs -- Arkansas.
Indians of North America.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Ouachita River (Ark. and La.)
United States -- Exploring expeditions.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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| Other Authors | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
Sibley, John, 1757-1837.
Dunbar, William, 1749-1810.
Hunter, Dr. joint author.
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| LC Card Number | rec85-378 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: F 42.5 J45 1807 Vault
mq85992: Rare book room, LC class, restricted access [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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