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"Capt. Lewis is brave, prudent, habituated
to the woods, & familiar with Indian manners & Character.
He is not regularly educated, but he possesses a great mass of accurate
observation on all the subjects of nature which present themselves here,
& will therefore readily select those only in his new route which shall
be new. He has qualified himself for those observation of longitude
& latitude necessary to fix the points of the line he will go over."
--Thomas Jefferson
From Lewis's letter inviting Clark to join
the expedition
"Thus my friend you have a summary view of
the plan, the means and the objects of theis expedition. If therefore
there is anything under those circumstances, in this enterprise, which
would induce you to participated with me in it's fatiegues, it's dangers
and it's honors, believe me there is no man on earth with whom I should
feel equal pleasuure in sharing them as with yourself."
--Meriwether Lewis