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Did Lewis and Clark Seek Welsh Indians?

3/21/2013

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The last time Scott Wolter dropped in to visit this blog was right after the airing of the episode S01E09 “Motive for Murder,” in which Wolter asserted that Thomas Jefferson had given Meriwether Lewis “secret instructions” to go in search of Welsh Indians, whose presence might pose a threat to the sovereignty of the United States. I asked Wolter to please provide copies of those presidential instructions as I was unable to find them in any Jefferson archives. Wolter never responded.

At the time, I had searched the Jefferson papers at the Library of Congress and turned up nothing. Since then, I’ve also reviewed the archives of the Monticello Museum and the New York Historical Society, and I have read all of the existing correspondence to and from Meriwether Lewis about his expedition. After reviewing this material, I have a tentative reconstruction of what actually happened.

The story starts with the Tudors who first made use of the legend of the Welsh Prince Madoc and his alleged voyage to America to help undermine Spain’s claims to North America. By the mid-1600s, Spain was no longer a direct threat to Britain’s North American territories, and the claim fell into abeyance. It was revived in the late 1700s by Welsh nationalists, including Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), whose fake Welsh runic alphabet ended up on the Brandenburg Stone seen in the episode. One of these, Morgan John Rhys, came to America to found a Welsh-language colony. He wanted to search for the descendants of Madoc in hopes of recovering evidence about the “pure” medieval Welsh.

Rhys (who also spelled his name Rhees or Rees), in turn was very interested in the work of John Evans, a Welshman who got a commission from the Spanish government to search the Louisiana territory for, among other things, Welsh Indians. Yes, this is how much of a threat to sovereignty this story really was: the enemy government was happy to find out about them, too. Rhys wrote about this in 1795 (in excerpt):

You have heard I expect before this time that John Evans is at length gone up the Missouri. I was the beginning of last May within about 300 miles of him … He has obtained from the Commandant passports in Spanish french & English to go on his journey… and whether he meets with the Welsh Madogians or not - he will receive on his return 2 or 3000 dollars from the Spanish government - I have heard many additional tales concerning what they call the Welsh Indians but as yet I have my doubts about them. I have conversed with the acting partner in the Missouri Co. He has been among more Indians than any other white man on this continent. He knows nothing of the Welsh language but by my conversing in Welsh - he could not recognize the words nor the idiom altogether among the Indians North of the Missouri - he thinks the Padoucas are out of the question. however I deliver'd him a Welsh Vocabulary & begg'd of him to give all the assistance he could to John Evans should he meet him. This man is to remain on the Missouri for 3 or 4 years to trade with the Indians. He has promised to write to me from time to time, and I do assure you it afforded me much pleasure to meet with a man of his disposition & information engaged in the Indian trade.

It is a confirmed fact that there are white Indians on the Missouri and in many places far west of the Mississippi. I have seen deer and buffaloe skins with various other articles dressed by them in a most capital manner. A frenchman has lately been up the Missouri for fifteen hundred miles and by what he could judge of the stream & country, that river must be about 2,400 miles in length. I have seen a map likewise of the Mississipi by actual survey to its source. It is no more like the present Mississipi on paper, than a cow is to a snake. It forms an elbow and runs westward long before it meets the line appointed for the limits of the United States. Every part of this continent affords sufficient proofs of a more civilised people having existed here than the present Indians …

(Note: In all excerpts in this post, the original spelling is preserved.)

Now, as Jefferson and Lewis planned the expedition to explore Louisiana, neither made any mention of Welsh Indians. In fact, it is not until 1804, when the expedition was underway, that any mention of Welsh Indians occurs. And it does so because of Rhys.

Jefferson wrote to Lewis on January 22, 1804 his only mention of Welsh Indians:

In that of the 13th inst. I inclosed you the map of a Mr. Evans, a Welshman, employed by the Spanish government for that purpose, but whose original object I believe had been to go in search of the Welsh Indians, said to be up the Missouri. On this subject a Mr. Rees of the same nation, established in the Western parts of Pennsylvania, will write to you.

Note that Jefferson is either uncertain or unconcerned whether Evans had been in search of Welsh Indians. Instead, his concern is to get Lewis a useful map that will help the expedition. It is reasonable to conclude from this letter that in order to obtain the map, Jefferson agreed to let Rhys write to Lewis about his pet subject, the Welsh Indians. However, Jefferson doesn’t seem at all interested in the subject, and is content to let Rhys write under his own name (i.e. unofficially) about any such inquiry.

Sadly, Rhys’s letter does not exist, or else was never sent. He died suddenly in December of 1804. The subject, though, appears to have captured the fancy of Lewis and Clark. Here’s exactly how much of a state secret they considered it. The expedition wrote about finding Welsh Indians in their journals, in the entries below, but these were not written by Lewis. Both entries are by Joseph Whitehouse, who intended to publish the journal for a profit upon his return from the expedition (some secret!), but gave up on the idea after putting together a final draft and preface in 1806. These journals were not published until 1904.

Thursday 5th Sept. 1805.
a clear cold morning, the Standing water froze a little last night. we hoisted our large flag this morning. Several men went out a hunting, about 10 oClock our officers held a Council with the flat head nation and told them nearly the Same as they told other nations, only told them that we wanted a flew horses from them, and we would give them Some marchandize in return. Gave 4 of their principal men meddles made them chiefs gave each of them a Shirt and a nomber of other articles also 2 flags &c. then told them that we could not Stop long with them and that we were ready to purchase their horses, and that we could not talk with them as much as we wish, for all that we Say has to go through 6 languages before it gits to them and it is hard to make them understand all what we Say. these Savages has the Strangest language of any we have ever Seen, they appear to us to have an Empeddiment in their Speech or a brogue or bur on their tongue but they are the likelyest and honestst Savages we have ever yet Seen, our officers lay out Some marchandize in different piles to trade with the natives for horses, our officers bought twelve horses and gave a Small quantity of marchandize for each horse, we swapped 7 horses which were lame &c. Gave Some Small articles to boot. we bought 10 or a Dozen pack Saddles from the natives, our hunters all came to Camp towards evening, one of them had killed 2 young Deer and one brarow. (source)

Friday 6th Sept. 1805.
a clear cold morning, we began to pack up our baggage and look up our horses &c. bought a nomber of lash chords and other Small articles from the natives at 10 oClock A. M. the natives all got up their horses and Struck their lodges in order to move over on the head of the Missourie after the buffalow. they make a large Show as they are numerous and have abundance of horses, we take these Savages to be the Welch Indians if their be any Such from the Language. So Capt. Lewis took down the names of everry thing in their Language, in order that it may be found out whether they are or whether they Sprang or origenated first from the welch or not. about noon we got ready to Set out. we have now 40 good pack horses, and three Colts, we loaded the horses Several men had to take 2 horses &c. 4 hunters were furnished horses without loads to hunt constant. about 1 oClock P. M. we Set out. the natives Set out at the Same time to go over on the Missourie. we proceeded on our journey, crossed a large creek went over a mountain about 7 miles came down on the Same creek and Camped nothing to eat but a little pearched corn. on[e] hunter Stayed out all night. light Sprinklings of rain through the course of the day. (source)

That’s exactly how interesting anyone involved found Welsh Indians. Neither Lewis nor Clark felt the need to mention Welsh Indians, and Whitehouse appears to have mistaken Lewis taking a vocabulary list (as he did for all Native tribes encountered, as per Jefferson's orders) for a special effort to prove these were Welsh Indians. If there really were a secret conspiracy to find Welsh Indians, would they have spent less than a day with them?
26 Comments
CFC
3/21/2013 08:44:28 am

Thanks for digger deeper into this subject.

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Greg Sexton
5/18/2013 04:04:53 am

I have just viewed 2 hours of this "show", Unearthing....

I cant believe this f........nonsense makes it on the screen. Presumptive conclusions is Mr. W. modus operandi.
History Channel has stooped to a new low....

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Bill Godin link
12/1/2013 12:15:28 am

presumptive conclusions make GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, If you watch a television show (an hr long one to boot) and expect earth shattering, paradigm shifting new facts being uncovered then perhaps your description of a "new low.." isn't the most reliable. That being said it would be nice to see proper methodology as well as a little restraint on the part of the "host" and the producers. I enjoy the fact that ArcheoPetrography and PaleoAstronomy are up and coming sciences and their usefulness in deciphering some mysteries.

The Other J.
3/21/2013 02:38:45 pm

Wait -- so Rhys' proof of Welsh Indians is that he's seen really well-dressed deer and buffalo skins? So he's assuming that even though he hasn't seen them, only natives of white descent could have skinned a deer or buffalo so well?

This sounds like a No True Indian spin on the No True Scotsman fallacy.

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YourBiggestFan
3/22/2013 03:54:41 am

Dude, seriously...get a life. The show is off the air and you are still writing reviews of the show? Do you not have a real job? A girlfriend/boyfriend? A life? Like most kids that went to college for a "creative writing" degree you probably still live at home and your parents still pay your bills while you wait to "hit it big." America Unearthed was a shit show. Really pathetic. And the people that watch that shit ain't looking for the truth. It's like that stupid LOST tv series. It just goes in circles, contradicts its on internal logic, and ultimately goes nowhere. It's sole goal is simply make everything seem mysterious to keep people watching in hopes that perhaps the next episode everything might make more sense. Maybe you think it makes you look smart to spend so much time and energy debunking this show but honestly, anyone with a brain knows this show is bunk. Even my wife who is a Graham Hancock fan says America Unearthed makes no fucking sense. Move on man, there's nothing more to see here...and please find something more interesting to write about. Reading your shit is as tedious as watching an episode of American Unearthed.

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Jason Colavito link
3/22/2013 04:01:02 am

Actually, I do have a job, which is why I have to repurpose content to fill the blog space. I'm working on compiling my reviews into an eBook because books make money and blogs don't, and as I revise them, I learn new things. I'm sharing those with my audience because, honestly, I don't have time to work a full time job, compile a new book, and write a blog all at once. So, unless you'd like to donate some money so I can take time off work, my blog will discuss what I'm working on.

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YourBiggerBiggesrFan
3/22/2013 04:24:41 am

Keep on blogging on Jason. As long as you're getting traffic it's your business how you spend your time. That'd be true even if no one visited your blog, but clearly we do, even if it's just to be bored reading through your tedious material (talk about contradicting your own internal logic! ).

Bill Godin link
12/1/2013 12:01:42 am

Being an amateur history buff, I enjoy the possibilities being posited by the show, and I can hope that it gets more people interested in history. That being said, the facts of the cases are few and far between but the leaps and tenuous connections made are aplenty. At the end of the day you have to realize that this show is primarily for ENTERTAINMENT!

GMB
3/22/2013 10:08:02 am

Really? You hate the blog soooooo much you spent time writing a genuinely childish rant about it? If you don't like the blog you can move your happy ass along.

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Pacal
12/2/2013 02:19:16 pm

Dude, seriously avoid the ad hominem crap and fantasizing about people. Your hallucinations about Mr. Colavito also show that you did not read the stuff in the link marked About Jason. But then such reckless and irresponsible trolling is sadly common. If your bored and find the material tedious go elsewhere but leave the hallucinations and irresponsible fantasizing about people behind.

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i like it
3/22/2013 05:43:04 am

really enjoy your blog Jason.
Amazing how many words YourBiggestFan needs to express boredom.
I fell asleep hafway
Greetings from the low countries

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i like it
3/22/2013 05:49:05 am

oh...by the way.. Jason, what is your favorite historic tale/detail you've come across so far?
I have a weak spot for the origins of the croissant, but there must be be more of these earth shaking things to ponder on.

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Jason Colavito link
3/22/2013 07:07:22 am

I've always been partial to the claim that the Cyclopes built the walls of Tiryns, or that Martin Luther was afraid of forks, but sadly neither story is actually true.

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Cathleen Anderson
3/22/2013 05:55:49 am

We all learn new things. Thanks for continuing to share.

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CFC
3/22/2013 06:08:55 am

Jason,
Your review of the program (host and producers) is a case study in psuedo-science. The book you are in the process of assembling on America Unearthed will be a useful guidance document for those who want to advocate for high standards and proper research methodology versus this sloppy and dishonest programming. Going back and digging deeper is time consuming and much appreciated.

I plan to continue to donate to your blog because I value what you do and believe you do a great job of documenting your sources and/or pointing us where we can learn more about the various topics presented.

I visited the site daily and am grateful for your effort.

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Bill Godin link
12/1/2013 12:06:19 am

How about the hundreds of hours of programming "PROVING" that the DaVinci code was a fictional book, All you have to do is go to the library and look for it.. It's in the FICTION section, does not mean I don't enjoy the programming and even learn something from time to time

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Pacal
12/2/2013 02:24:04 pm

You do realize that Dan Brown said repeatedly that the basis of his book was true. I.E., the blood line of Jesus, nonsense about the Cathars, the priory of Sion etc., was true.

Gunn Sinclair link
3/22/2013 02:58:25 pm

I see value in this blog as a useful tool to help develop critical thinking...in spite of the hazards.

I wanted to copy some of my comments from the Newport Tower blog page over to this "White Indians" page, since they may help explain this issue about Lewis and Clark and Thomas Jefferson. The important thing here is that, at about the same time period as the Expedition, a Native American of European descent and his wife and baby from ND went to see Thomas Jefferson. My point is that, from a historical perspective, Thomas Jefferson was in a position to hear first-hand about the White Indians, so this is at least as important as second-hand accounts. None of this information was covered in that episode of AU, nor theorized about afterwards, of course. Perhaps someone would like to comment about it now....

From the other Tower page: I notice you just posted another blog heading about the so-called Welsh Indians. Here is what's funny about our conversation about stoneholes: there are two main clusters, if you will, of stoneholes and what I consider to be medieval evidences here in the Upper Midwest, in and around the Kensington Runestone in MN, and across the border in SD.

It is my own personal opinion that it was Scandinavian DNA, not Welsh DNA, that contributed to those "White Indians." Of course we're really talking about the Mandans. I recently read a book entiled "Sheheke, Mandan Indian Diplomat," sub-titled "The Story of White Coyote, Thomas Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark."

These Mandans, many of them, had blond hair and blueish eyes. It is my belief that Scandinavians made all the stoneholes in SD, along the Whetstone River, where there are carvings of Scandinavian items. I myself have discovered stoneholes and a carving of an owl, overlooking a spring-fed pond. I think this large group of Scandinavians became the Mandan, or Welsh, White Indians. The geography is close.

I wonder what Sheheke and Thomas Jefferson talked about when he and Yellow Corn traveled to Washington to see the President? Upon returning to ND, Sheheke was later murdered by a Native American, apparently out of jealousy.

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William Dashiell Hammett
3/24/2013 03:52:07 pm

Just found your blog trying to do some research of Scott, nice to know that I basically have a one-stop-shop.

The only thing I would like to point out on the idea of secret orders to Lewis & Clark is that I have no doubt Jefferson may have done so and they would not be in the historical record. However, to make the leap from "could there have been secret orders" to "go find Welsh Indians" is the depths of poor science.
I find the show entertaining in the "what if" sort of way. I've no doubt there is more to history than what is taught in schools. I like the idea of what America Unearthed is doing but the methods leave something to be desired.

William Dashiell Hammett

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MARODER
3/25/2013 04:43:16 am

Jason, I love your blogs and thanks for investing the research time. I too find the show so outlandish in its claims that I cannot help soaking up material on how fabricated some of its claims are. (Although, I confess that I watch the show just to see what ridiculous idea is presented in the current episode...just what the History Channel is aimming for.)
The fact is that there are many sites in America that truly are a mystery. Why can't the History Channel put together a program that presents an actual historic perspective instead of the dribble this show espouses. The context that you publish is so much more interesting.
Keep up the good work.

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Maroder
3/27/2013 05:36:02 am

HAA...dribble=drivel, been watching too much basketball

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Kirk
4/4/2013 09:33:56 am

So, there were Welsh Indians but they just werent a big deal to anyone at the time. Isnt the fact that there were Welsh Indians in fact a big deal tho? Historically? Why couldnt they just make the show about that and leave out the stupid murder conspiracy ?

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Jason Colavito link
4/4/2013 10:00:02 am

There were no Welsh Indians. The Lewis and Clark team wondered if the weird language of the Flatheads was Welsh, but later studies determined it was not.

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Chris Dunlap
10/5/2015 04:26:28 pm

I don't suppose any of you geniuses have been to the Falls of The Ohio Museum? It doesn't endorse the legends of Welsh Indians, but it does present many of historical anomalies found in that area. I've always been intrigued by the stories, since I have an ancestor who was listed on Cherokee/freedslave census' as well as one where she is listed as Welsh. We have her portrait and she is obviously of European decent. She came from a region now known as Land Between The Lakes, formerly known as Lande Between The Rivers, when they sent surveyors in to buy up the land to flood much of the region, they were astonished to find out that, with the exception of Revolutionary War vets, no one around there had any deeds to the land. No one knows how Europeans wound up there, but it's not far from Paducah, Ky, who they say is named after Chief Paducah who spoke Welsh, but there is no historical evidence that he ever existed. Many thing it's an indian pronunciation of Madoc, as in "Madoca". http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/Virtual_Old_History_Exhibits.html

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Dave
1/24/2016 12:40:14 am

The Hudson Bay Company Brandon House reported an extremely large amount of their customers spoke Old Welsh( Brythonic) and claimed to be descendents of Prince Madog ap Owain Gwynedd who was buried at Pelican Pointe Peninsula Last Mountain Lake. They were definitely speaking to Lewis and Clarke and the HBC payed for an investigation into Madog using RC monastery writings in Wales. He was for real and was murdered by the Vatican's Mason Knights Templar by Dilke graveyard 10:69 Quatrain. May 7 the 1217. Nostradamus used the exact same monasteries writings the HBC did, Madog is in 3:91

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Dave
1/24/2016 12:53:28 am

Scott Wolter's theories about the hooked X is 100% wrong. The Narrangansett are from Narraghmore by Dublin Ireland, sett means settlers, an and more have the same meaning. They were both former Roman Catholic clergy and Culdee monk settlers. It was friar Nicholas of Lynn who wrote the Kensington runestone and he was a Lollard and good friend of John Wycliffe who inserted the unicorn in Psalm 22:21, 29:6 and Psalm 92:10 for the narwhals 92:10 Long' at Nelson River mouth using King David's code for the Dog head Straight west of Stonehenge on the Big Arm Last Mountain Lake constructed by the Beaker Culture 3200BC. It is found in Rev.22:15 and marks 'west' Vinland and Valhalla and is the Stairway to Heaven as Stonehenge is a reincarnation temple which King David used Psalm 104:30 shows 'Face in the Ground. Ded: og: AVM =Madog Ved as they used the registered Keys to the Book of Revelation code on the runestone that Madog was in.

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