Clark’s Cabin 3
Clark’s Cabin 3
(Photos by Mike Hall)
The replica of Clark’s cabin. built in 2001, includes some of his belongings including a flag used in the Revolutionary War and his General’s uniform. Below are some document from Virginia. In 1784 Congress appointed Clark one of several commissioners to settle outstanding differences, such as land claims, with the Indians of the Old Northwest. His efforts failed, and 2 years later Clark was again in the field with the Kentucky militia. At Vincennes he impressed much-needed supplies owned by Spanish merchants. James Wilkinson, a former Continental general and a paid secret agent of the Madrid government, used the episode to try to destroy Clark’s character. Clark also had trouble with Virginia authorities attempting to settle the accounts of his campaign against Henry Hamilton. In the absence of records that had disappeared (they were discovered in the attic of the Virginia Capitol in 1913), Clark was never compensated for heavy personal losses in the public service. Financially ruined and filled with bitterness, he turned increasingly to liquor as an escape. For more information about Clark, go to http://www.answers.com/topic/george-rogers-clark.
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