Subscription list, 1793 : for proposed exploration of the American West | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This document, the body of which is in the hand of Thomas Jefferson, gives instructions to Michaux "to explore the interior country of North America from the Mississippi along the Missouri and Westwardly to the Pacific Ocean . . ." Those subscribing money for this venture have signed below, with their pledges noted. Included are John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Robert Morris