wompom

Handkercheif & a String of Wompom to Yelleppit and a String of wompom to each of the others.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Strings of wompom to them all in remembrance of what we Said - four men in a Canoe came up from a large encampment on an Island in the River about 8 miles below, they delayed but a fiew minits and returned, without Speaking a word to us.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Spoiled, but those people were fond of - in the evining those people left us I also gave a String of wompom to a Chief, and Sent a Small pice of Simimon to a Sick Indian in the Town who had attached himself to me

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

&c. & c -. in the evening three of our horses were brought all in fine order. we have now only Six remaining out. we gave to each a Chief a pint of Powder and 50 Balls a Small flag and to the two young men who delivered us the horses we gave also powder & Ball and Some blue wompom

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

a S.ring of wompom & a Carrot of Tobacco. proceeded on and Camped on the S. S.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Send by him a String of wompom informing what had passed here. a Iron or Steel Corn Mill which we gave to the Mandins, was verry Thankfully recived - (rte The Prarie was Set on fire (or Cought by accident) by a young man of the Mandins, the fire went with Such velocity that it burnt to death a man and woman, who Could not Get to any place of

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791