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Meriwether

A rambling man...

About Me



May works be the test of patriotism as they ought, of right, to be of religion.

It is my deepest ambition to further the happiness of the human race or to advance the information of the succeeding generation...by giving them the aid of that portion of talents which nature and fortune have bestowed on me; or in future, to live for mankind...

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My Interests

botany, natural history, mineralogy, paleontology, zoology, anthropology, medicine, nature, freemasonry, liberty, land ownership, army, military life, exploration, firearms, boat design, herbology, rambling, nature walks, solitude, Newfoundland dogs, birds, frontier cuisine, boudin blanc, salt, herbal remedies, hunting, observation, introspection, knowledge, culture, native Americans, astronomy, geography, biology, philosophy, philanthropy, wisdom, patriotism, America, ornithology, science

Member of the American Philosophical Society

Member of the American Board of Agriculture

Posthumous Honorary Member of the American Legion Fred E. Lomax Post 127

Posthumous Honorary Member of Hohenwald Lodge #607 F. & A.M.

I'd like to meet:

Proud Americans

Music:

God Keep America
To Anacreon in Heaven
Jefferson and Liberty
Yankee Doodle

Movies:

Lewis & Clark:
Great Journey West

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Books:

Elements of Mineralogy by Richard Kirwan
Elements of Botany by Benjamin Barton
Introduction to Spheres and Nautical Astronomy by Patrick Kelly
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean in 1793 by Alexander Mackenzie, Esq.
History of Louisiana by Antoine Simon Le Page du Pratz
Species Plantarum by Carl Linnaeus
A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences by W. Owen
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris
Notes on the State of Virginia by Thos. Jefferson

Heroes:

Thos. Jefferson
Wm. Clark
Christopher Columbus

My Blog

The True Ambitions of an Honest Mind

Were I to describe the blessings I desire in life, I would be happy in a few but faithful friends.  Might I choose my talent, it should be rather good than learning.  I would consult in the ...
Posted by Meriwether on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:24:00 PST

Observations and Reflections on the Present and Future State of Upper Louisiana

Observations and Reflections on the Present and Future State of Upper Louisiana, in Relation to the Government of the Indian Nations Inhabiting that Country, and the Trade and Intercourse with the Sam...
Posted by Meriwether on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:58:00 PST