The suicide of meriwether lewis
In the early hours of October 11, 1806, while en-rout to Wasington to defend himself against accusations made on him in accordance to the fiancial decisions made by him as govoner of the Louisian teritory,Meriwether Lewis shot himself in the head with his own pistol at Natchez Trace.1 However, the ball only grazed his skull. Of course, after doing so he fell to the floor in pain. After this, Lewis drew his second pistol, and shot himself in the chest, this passing through his body and exiting at his lower back bone. However, once again, he survived this blow. By now he had aroused Mrs. Grinder, the innkeeper at Natchez Trace, who sent for the servants in the barn. After entering Meriwether's room she saw Lewis cutting himself with a razor. At this point he exclaimed, "I am no coward; but I am so strong, [it is] so hard to die." At this point Lewis pleaded with the servants to take his rifle and kill him; he even offered them money and the assurance that no ill fate would come to them. After dawn, Meriwether Lewis' hart stopp
In reply to these charges Lewis replied with the plea of Not Guilty. General Wayne decided to transfer twenty-one year old Lewis to Chosen Rifle Company of elite riflemen-sharpshooters. Here Meriwether Lewis met William Clark. Over the next four years, Meriwether's army life gave him enough travel to satisfy his "rambling" nature. As time continued, Lewis eventually achieved the rank of captain. Around the time of Lewis being promoted Lewis' friend Thomas Jefferson is elected to the presidency. Thomas Jefferson, who wishes to expand the United States to the west charges Lewis and Clark with the great expedition to the Pacific Ocean and back.14 On this expedition Lewis took the commanding role. In fact, Lewis so demanded authority that when one of
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