Journals of the
Lewis & Clark Expedition

[Clark]

Sunday    a fair morning    Mr: Dr Catlates ^[1] Boat arrived with provisions, & we Sent down a Cannoo for the Docr. who intended to Come [written over go] by Land, The French Man & his Wife Came on a visit to day, a Draft for Squads, &c. &c.    the [Comosary?] bo[at] Dr. Catlates Boat arrived with provisions, Capt Lewis went to St. Louis with Dr. Catlate on business, a northern Light ^[2] Seen [commence?] at about 10 oClock, &. frequently Changeing Coler, appearing as [various?] in the atmusfier &.

[Clark]

The Commanding officers did yesterday proceed to take the necessary inlistments and select the Detachment destined for the Expedition through the interior of the Continent of North America; and have accordingly seelected the persons herein after mentioned, as those which are to Constitute their Perminent Detachment. (Viz).

• William Bratten +
• John Colter +
• John Collins +
• Reubin Fields +
• Joseph Fields
• Charles Floyd
• Peter ^[4]
• Ct Mll [court-martial?] ^[5]
• Patric Gass +
• George Gibson
• Silar Goodrech +
• Thomas P. Howard
• Hugh Hall +
• Hugh McNeel
• John Newmon ^[6] +
• John Ordway +
• Nathaniel Pryor +
• John Potts +
• Moses B Reed ^[7]
• George Shannon +
• John Shields +
• John B Thompson +
• Richard Winser
• William Werner
• Peter Wiser 〈+〉
• Joseph Whitehouse + &
• Alexander Willard

The Commanding officers do also retain in their service untill further orders—: The following Persons, Richard Warvington, Robert Frasure, John Robertson, & John Boyley. ^[8] [NB: Moses B. Read ] who whilst they remain with the Detachment Shall be incorpereted with the Second, and third Squads of the Same, and are to be treated in all respects as those men who form the Permonant detachment, except with reguard to an advance of Pay, and the distribution of Arms and Accoutrements intended for the expedition.

The following Persons (Viz Charles Floyd, John Ordway, and Nathaniel Pryor are this day appointed Sergeants. with equal Power (unless when otherwise specially ordered). The authority, Pay, and emouliments, attached to the Said rank of Sergeants in the Military Service of the United States, and to hold the Said appointments, and be respected Accordingly, dureing their good behaviour or the Will and pleasure of the sd. Commanding officers.

To insure order among the party, as well as to promote a regular Police in Camp, The Commanding officers, have thought to devide the detachment into three Squads, and to place a Sergeant in Command of each, who are held imediately responsible to the Commanding officers, for the regular and orderly deportment of the individuls Composeing their respective Squads.—

The following individuals after being duly balloted for, have fallen in the Several Squads as hereafter stated, and are Accordingly placed under the derection of the Sergeants whose names preceeds those of his Squad.

• (Viz:) 1st Squad
• Sergeant Nathaniel Pryor
• Privates
• George Gibson
• Thomas P. Howard
• George Shannon
• John Shields
• John Collins
• Joseph Whitehouse
• Peter Wiser
• Hugh Hall

• 2nd Squad
• Sergt. Charles Floyd
• Privates
• Hugh McNeel
• Patric Gass
• Reeubin Fields
• Joseph Fields
• John B. Thompson
• 〈John Newmon〉 ^[9]
• Richard Winser
• x Richard Worthington
• Robert Frasure

• 3rd Squad
• Sergt. John Ordeway
• Privates
• William Bratten
• John Colter
• 〈Moses B. Reed〉
• Alexander Willard
• William Warner
• Silas Goodrich
• John Potts
• John Robertson
• John Boleye

The Camp Kittles, and other Public utensels for Cooking Shall be produced this evening after the parade is Dismissed; and an equal division shall take place of the Same, among the non commissioned officers Commanding the Squads. Those non-commissioned officers Shall make an equal Division of the proportion of those utensils between their own messes of their respective Squads,—    each squad shall be devided into two messes, at the head of one of which the Commanding Serjeant Shall Preside.    the Serjeants messes will Consist of four privates only to be admited under his discrission, the ballance of each Squad Shall form the Second mess of each Squad.

Dureing the indisposition of Sergeant Pryor, George Shannon is appointed (protempor) to discharge his the Said Pryor's duty in his Squad—

The party for the Convenience of being more imediately under the eye of the Several Sergeants haveing Charge of them, will make the necessary exchange of their Bunks and rooms for that Purpose as Shall be verbally directed by us.—

Untill otherwise derected, Sergeant John Ordway will Continue to Keep the Rouster and detaile the men of the detachment for the Several duties which it may be necessary, they should perform, as also to transcribed in a book furnished Him for that purpose, those or Such other orders as the Commanding officers Shall think proper to publish from time, to time for the government of the Party—.

Signed ^[10]
Merrwether Lewis
Wm. Clark