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2. American Philosophical Society, 105 South Fifth
Street
Original manuscript journals of Lewis and Clark. Nine volumes:
Volume 1:
Codex A - Clark. May 13, 1804 - August 14, 1804. Codex Aa -
Lewis. May 15 and May 20, 1804. Codex B - Clark. August 15,
1804 - October 3, 1804. Codex Ba - Lewis. September 16 and 17,
1804. Codex C - Clark. October 4, 1804 - April 7, 1805.
Volume 2:
Codex D - Lewis. April 7, 1805 - May 23, 1805. Codex E - Lewis.
May 24, 1805 - July 16, 1805. Codex F - Lewis. July 17, 1805
- August 22,1805. Codex Fa - Lewis. August 1-4, 1805. Codex
Fb - Lewis. August 23-26, 1805. Codex Fc - Lewis. September
9-10, 1805. Codex Fd - Lewis. September 19-22, 1805. Codex Fe
- Lewis. Weather etc. April-June, 1805; July, August, September,
1805. Codex G - Clark. July 2, 1805 - October 10, 1805.
Volume 3:
Codex H - Clark. October 11, 1805 - November 19, 1805. Codex
I - Clark. November 19, 1805 - January 29, 1806. Codex Ia -
Lewis. November 29, 1805 - December 1, 1805. Codex J - Lewis.
January 1, 1806 - March 20, 1806. Codex K - Lewis. March 21,
1806 - May 23,1806.
Volume 4:
Codex L - Lewis. May 24, 1806 - August 8, 1806 Codex La - Lewis.
July 3-15, 1806. Codex Lb - Lewis. August 9-12, 1806. Codex
M - Clark. June 7, 1806 - August 14, 1806. Codex N - Clark.
August 15, 1806 - September 24, 1806. Codex O - Lewis. Astronomical
observations, geographical notes. May 18, 1804 - March 30, 1805.
Volume 5:
Codex P - Clark (also Lewis and another hand). Natural history
notes, etc. April 9, 1805 - February 17, l806. Codex Q - Clark
and Lewis. Miscellaneous notes, natural history. 1804 - 1806.
Codex R - Clark and Lewis. Miscellaneous notes, natural history
May 1804 - March 1806. Codex S - Lewis, letters to Pres. Jefferson:
(a) announcing return of Expedition to St. Louis: (b) discovery
of the `Y'ellowstone, etc. Codex T - Single page (unidentified).
Volume 6:
Notebook containing botanical notes, meteorological data, etc.
Lewis's Journal. August 30,1803 - December 12, 1803 (Pittsburgh
to St. Louis). Journal of Sgt. John Ordway. Clark. Journal (rough
draft). January 6 -10,1806. Clark. Diary. Nicholas Biddle. Notes
on queries. Ca. April, 1810.
Volume 7:
Miscellaneous papers: (a) Estimate of the Western Indians;
(b) A List of the Names of the Different Nations and Tribes
of the Lake of the Woods.
Volume 8:
Miscellaneous papers: (a) Summary View of Creeks and Rivers;
(b) Summary view of Nations.
Volume 9:
Donation Book, containing a list of dried plants collected
in the far West by M. Lewis and presented to the American Philosophical
Society; also, list of minerals and fossils.
Titian R. Peale's Sketch Book. This includes drawings as follows:
(a) Lewis's woodpecker by Charles Willson Pea]e; (b) mountain
quail by Peale; (c) "fisher" by Peale; and (d) horned toad by
Peale or Pietro Ancora.
The American Philosophical Society is, of course, the repository
for many other items, for example, Jefferson's instructions to
Andre Michaux, and St. Memin's crayon sketch of the Mandan chief,
Big White.
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