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Private John Dame
Drawing of John Dame
Sketch copyright by Michael Haynes.
 
P.S. I was part of the return party from the Mandan villages in 1805. I was still only 21 years old when we arrived in St. Louis, but people didn't keep track of me after 1805, so nothing is known of my later life or career.
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Meriwether Lewis took his Newfoundland dog Seaman on the Lewis and Clark expedition? Seaman made the entire trip with the Corps and is credited with waking the members when a bison entered the camp and almost trampled them. Click here to learn more about Lewis and Clark.
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