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  Clark
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  September 23, 1806
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  Thursday 23rd of Septr# 1806 we rose early took the Chief to the publick 
  store & furnished him with Some clothes &c# took an early 
  breckfast with Colo# Hunt and Set out decended to the Mississippi and down 
  that river to St# Louis at which place we arived about 12 oClock. we 
  Suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a Salute to the Town. we 
  were met by all the village and received a harty welcom from it's 
  inhabitants &#. here I found my old acquaintance Majr# W# Christy who 
  had Settled in this town in a public line as a Tavern Keeper. he furnished 
  us with Store rooms for our baggage and we accepted of the invitation of 
  Mr# Peter Choteau and took a room in his house we payed a friendly visit 
  to Mr August Chotau and Some of our old friends this evening. as the post 
  had departed from St# Louis Capt Lewis wrote a note to Mr# Hay in Kahoka 
  to detain the post at that place untill 12 tomorrow which was reather 
  later than his usial time of leaveing it 
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