Hello My name is William Clark. I was born in Virgina, County on august 1,1770. When I was young i was always amaze at what my older brothers achieved. They inspired me to pursue adventure and military glory. When my family move westward I was deny the education that my brothers received which explains my spelling errors in my journals and documents. Later on at the age of 19 in 1789 I enlisted in the army. In 1791 I transferred to the regular army for a while and received the rank of lieutenant under Anthony Wayne, I also met Meriwether Lewis and we became good friends. After four years I retired to return back home with my family. I suffered from an illness while under Wayne's control.
In 1799 i inherited a large amount of land from my ill father. I had to compromise with all the debt that was left to me. In mid 1803 after congress had approved the wilderness expedition that had been a pet project of Lewis's since 1792, I received a letter from my good friend Lewis, he was offering me a chance to join him as coand explore new bought territory scheduled to explore the American continent over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. I eagerly accepted. And from that day on my life had change i explore the rivers, people,different species of animals and climate. When Lewis and I reach the pacific ocean we went our separate ways. He explore the mountains while i explore by sea.
Our exploration lasted two and a half years. When I returned Thomas Jefferson appointed me "brigadier general of militia and superintendent of Indian affairs for the Louisiana Territory". In 1808 i married sixteen year old Julia Hancock. She had my five children. Soon after In 1813 I was appointed first governor of the newly created Missouri Territory. In 1820 my wife tragically die at the age of 20. I recovered from my grief and defeat by marrying Harriet Kennerly Radford.
On September 1, 1838 William Clark died at the age of 69 in the home of his son on Broadway in St. Louis cause by a brief illness.
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