December 19, 1803
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December 19, 1803

 

Took the altitude of S L Limb with the Sextt    found it 56° 15' 22"    also with the quaderant found it 52° 57' 0"    the er[ror] of quadt is [blank]

The Waggons Came with provisions this evening    Floyd returned with a Letter from Cap Lewis [1]    one from S S [2] and Sundery papers—    an ax & a Flat Saw to be returned

At M: [Mouth?] Missouries    the 19th Decr [3]

Sexton
2 56°   9   7"    
  28   4 33 1/10  
      1 47 0
  28   2 46 1/10  
    16 18 9/10 +
        8   +
  28 19 13    
      8 49  
  28 10 24    
  90        
  61 49 36    
  23 25 28    
  38 23   8   Differ with yesterday    54 seconds
          1' 32"
               38
              54 Seconds
Latidude qde.
54° 10' 00"    
27   5   0    
    1 47  
27   3 13    
  16 18 9 Differ 4° 21 9/10"
26 46 54 1  
      8   +
26 47   2 1/10  
1 20     +
28   7   2 1/10  
90        
61 52 57 9/10  
23 25 28    
38 27 29 9/10  
Differ from yesterday 3' 18" less
55 32" 8/10          4 27 2/10
11 27 2          1   9   
     1 9          3 18 2/10
    8               
1.9                   
1. See Lewis to Clark, December 17, 1803, Jackson (LLC), 1:144. (back)
2. This may be S. L (St. Louis), Z. Z, or Z. T (perhaps for Zenon Trudeau). (back)
3. The following material on the reverse of document 2 of the Field Notes (misplaced as document 3 in Osgood's facsimiles) was marked off by Clark as a unit; it is placed under the date given at the head. (back)