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Why Did Lewis Die Essay

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HOW DID LEWIS DIE? BY: Chidera E. Meriwether Lewis was a great founder of most of the U.S during the Lewis & Clark Expedition but is not famously known for he had a sudden and mysterious death. His death was never concluded but they expected it was a suicide. This made him less notable because he died fairly early in his career. This makes the most reasonable cause of death murder. He was governor of Louisiana. Even though it was a lot of work. And when he died he was actually going to talk to president about the money he didn’t have to finance his area. But we’ll get to that later (3 & 4 paragraph). But with the factual and autopsy evidence proves his death was a homicide. Lewis died staying in the Grinder’s Tavern while going on the Natchez Trace to Washington D.C. And the only witness was the owner’s wife Mrs. Grinder. His body suffered 2 shots from a horse pistol. One took of the back of his head and revealed his skull. The second was in the lower chest region. And there was only one doctor who examined his body. This gives less doctoral perspectives. But the one doctor who examined the body said other of the blows could kill by themselves. He himself determine the cause of death homicide, not suicide. A horse pistol is meant to kill a horse and rider or just breaking the horse’s …show more content…

Grinder. And she is the only witness. But the problem is that is she really didn’t see it first-hand. And her stories doesn’t keep much similarities with the others. So is she really reliable? I THINK NOT! If you analyze her accounts she said in her third account he walk to her door and nocked inquired her for some water. Then fell. She said that he was by himself before walking to her room. But the doctor said either or of those shot would “incapacitate” him. Also another thing pointing to the homicide is that the body of Lewis had no money on it while he came in with $120. But the owner had plenty of money when found for

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