York Earns His Freedom
by TChris
York, an indispensable member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, has been freed from slavery. This will have no practical impact on the long-dead York, who may in any event have been freed by his owner while he was still alive.
Upon the expedition's arrival at the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, York was given the right to vote on the location of the crew's winter quarters. Arriving back in St. Louis in September 1806, York asked Clark to grant his freedom. Though some historians believed Clark eventually freed York, no documents ever have been recovered describing that act.
It's never too late to correct even a potential injustice, so Missouri Gov. Bob Holden "signed documents delivering York from bondage."
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