The rain, which had continued yesterday and last night, ceased this morning. We then proceeded, and after passing two small islands about ten miles further, stopped for the night at Piper's landing, opposite another island.

The next morning Meriwether Lewis sent for Lewis' servants. A Tennessee coroner's jury in 1996 recommended exhumation.

They also collected scientific data and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.