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Series: 47 J (Volume 47)
: The original manuscript of George Rogers Clark's Memoir, followed by an assortment of related papers. Begun about 1789 at the suggestion of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson and completed about two years later, the Memoir gives Clark's recollections of western history and of his campaigns from 1773 to 1779. This manuscript was among the papers given to Draper by Dr. John Croghan (10 J 228). Other papers in 47 J include: a copy of the journal (1779) of Joseph Bowman during the Vincennes campaign, an incomplete copy of the Memoir and a copy of a letter (1778) to Clark from Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, and George Wythe, all transcribed by Leonard Bliss Jr.; a copy of the final four pages of the Memoir made by Mann Butler; and a few miscellaneous papers copied and annotated by Draper. Another copy of the Memoir is in Volume 59 J.
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