"York"

Where: St. Charles, on the missouri river

When: May 21, 1804

Dear journal,

I have been traveling the missouri river for a couple of days now, and have brought with me a York, a black american servant. We brought him with us from Clarksville, and he was a huge man, muscular and very dark. 

While traveling, York played a significant role in the Corps or Discovery. The many Native Americans that we came across of became attracted to York, for they have never seen a black before. York was considered "big medicine" by the other tribes, and fascinated them. John Ordway recorded the indians reaction to York " the greatest Curiosity to them was York Capt. Clarks Black man..." Later on, York the slave would enter history as an important member of the lewis and clark expedition.

York, i believe is the wolf of the pack, and really knows his way around. His caring and adventurous side will help us discover new things along the journey and meet new people. I believe that York can teach all of us a lesson in meeting new people and how we should judge them, and also help keep things organized.