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1804:

Captain Clark (current)

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May 16, 1804

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St. Charles

Note: The commanding officer is fully assured that every man of his detachment will have a true respect for his own dignity and not make it necessary for him to leave St. Charles for a more retired situation [The orderly book was a record kept in each command of all written orders].

Reprinted by permission of the American Studies Programs at the University of Virginia.
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