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  Lewis
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  August 26, 1804
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  Orders August 26th 1804. The commanding officers have thought it proper to 
  appoint Patric Gass, a Sergeant in the corps of volunteers for North 
  Western Discovery, he is therefore to be obeyed and respected accordingly. 
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  Sergt# Gass is directed to take charge of the late Sergt# Floyd's mess, 
  and immediately to enter on the discharge of such other duties, as by 
  their previous orders been prescribed for the government of the Sergeants 
  of this corps. 
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  The Commanding officers have every reason to hope from the previous 
  faithfull services of Sergt# Gass, that this expression of their 
  approbation will be still further confirmed, by his vigilent attention in 
  future to his duties as a Sergeant. the Commanding officers are still 
  further confirmed in the high opinion they had previously formed of the 
  capacity, deligence and integrety of Sergt# Gass, from the wish expresssed 
  by a large majority of his comrades for his appointment as Sergeant. 
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  Meriwether Lewis Capt# 1st U#S# Regt Infty. Wm Clark Cpt &#. 
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