 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...Indians on the Missouri. In order to prepare the way, the message proposed the sending an exploring party to trace the Missouri to its source, to cross the...who had then been near two years with me as private se« cretary, immediately renewed his solicitations to have the direction of the party. I had now had... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin French - United States - 1825 - 378 pages
...In 1803, congress, at the recommendation of president Jefferson, voted a sum of money for exploring the Missouri to its source, to cross the highlands,...which offered itself from thence to the Pacific ocean. Captain Lewis, who was at this time intimately known to president Jefferson, for courage and perseverance... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 618 pages
...Missouri, cross the Stony mountains, and descend the nearest river to the Pacific. Congress having approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money...it into execution, captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with Mr. Jefferson as his private secretary, was chosen for that purpose. The following... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 608 pages
...Missouri, cross the Stony mountains, and descend the nearest river to the Pacific. Congress having approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money...it into execution, captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with Mr. Jefferson as his private secretary, was chosen for that purpose. The following... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 608 pages
...Missouri, cross the Stony mountains, and descend the nearest river to the Pacific. Congress having approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money...it into execution, captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with Mr. Jefferson as his private secretary, was chosen for that purpose. The following... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...Missouri, cross the Stony mountains, and descend the nearest river to the P»cine. Congress having approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money...it into execution, Captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with Mr. Jefferson as his private secretary, was chosen for that purpose. The following... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1840 - 212 pages
...In 1803, Congress, at the recommendation of President Jefferson, voted a sum of money for exploring the Missouri to its source, to cross the highlands,...which offered itself from thence to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Lewis, who was at this time intimately known to President Jefferson, for courage and perseverance... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1841 - 490 pages
...Missouri, cross the Stony mountains, and descend the nearest river to the Pacific. Congress having approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money...it into execution, captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with Mr Jefferson as his private secretary, was chosen for that purpose. The following... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 632 pages
...Indians on the Missouri. In order to prepare the way, the message proposed the sending an exploring party to trace the Missouri to its source, to cross the...with me as private secretary, immediately renewed his solicitations to have the direction of the party. I had now had opportunities of knowing him intimately.... | |
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In order to prepare the way, the message proposed the sending an exploring party to trace the Missouri to its source, to cross the highlands and follow the best water communication which offered itself from thence to the Pacific ocean. 
