On a recent episode of the History channel series 'America Unearthed' forensic geologist Scott Wolter examined famous explorer Meriwether Lewis's Masonic Apron and discovered that the blood stains on the apron were not Lewis's and in fact belonged to two or more other individuals. This is a shocking discovery that validates claims made in mine and co-author Paul Schrag's 2011 book The Suppressed history of America. Below is the episode that alters the accepted history related to the untimely murder of an iconic American hero. For more proof that Lewis was murdered also watch the episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded 'Secret Presidential codes' Here. Also included in this Blog post are some sample excerpts from our Book. Lets hope this exciting new forensic discovery made by Scott Wolter brings enough awareness so that the Tennessee Governor is forced to exhume and properly re-examine Lewis's bones with the latest cutting edge technology available.
I think Lewis deserves it!
Through his own Federalist Party, Hamilton had infiltrated all branches of the government and gained a near monopoly of the judicial system. Dedicated to achieving a simple goal, Hamilton wanted to increase the federal government’s power over the states. This was never a popular idea, as the voters said “No” time and time again. Even though Hamilton suffered electoral defeat after defeat, he wasn’t discouraged and knew the original plans were being carried out clandestinely. As Jefferson paced the grounds of the White House, he knew he was surrounded on all sides by dark forces. However successful Hamilton was in gaining access to and control over America’s newly formed government, it wouldn’t last long enough for him to enjoy it. Aaron Burr killed Hamilton in what may be the most famous duel in American history.
Wilkinson’s right-hand man was another chief troublemaker for
With the help of Clark, Biddle began work on the project in 1810,
I think Lewis deserves it!
Today we can appreciate the far-reaching magnitude of Lewis and
Clark’s journey to the West. But at the time, Jefferson’s goal to find a river route that linked with the Pacific had failed. His assumption that it would take Americans a hundred generations to settle the West was also wrong. Lewis and Clark opened the floodgates, and after the discovery of gold, the hordes were unleashed. The prairies turned in to farms, the buffalo were hunted to extinction, the Native Americans were killed, and the survivors were rounded up and placed on reservations. The white man’s diseases would eventually decimate the populations
of the Mandan, Arikaras, and Hidatsa, the hospitable tribes whose
friendliness and helpfulness were so crucial to Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
The explorers managed an extraordinary feat by surviving the sixthousand-mile excursion. The ramifications of this journey would prove to be monumental. The West they traveled would never be the same. After resting and recuperating in St. Louis for several months, Lewis departed for Washington in the winter of 1807. Little did he know that the political atmosphere brewing in the heart of D.C. would prove to be deadlier than any of the experiences he faced during the expedition. It is no secret that most of the founders were in the frequent company of Freemasons. Although he never claimed to be one, Jefferson visited Masonic temples and had high-ranking Masonic friends such as
Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson used this access to acquire the knowledge he felt was going to be used against the founders by usurpers who were gearing up for a war.
Both Lewis and Clark were masons as well. In fact Lewis was a Master Master known for achieving high rank among American Masons in almost record time. Lewis was elected to the Door of Virtue Lodge in January 1797 and had climbed the ranks to Past Master Mason within three months. By 1799 he had attained status of Royal Arch Mason in Widow’s Son Lodge at Milton, Virginia. Shortly thereafter Lewis had been chosen by Jefferson to be his private secretary. In September of 1808, after being named governor of Louisiana Territory, Lewis helped establish the first Masonic lodge in St. Louis and was named Master of St. Louis Lodge, Number 111. During his time as governor Lewis was active in the lodge and shared duties with his most bitter rival, Frederick Bates, who was a close associate of famed traitor General James Wilkinson. When Lewis left St. Louis on his fateful, final journey, he handed over his Master’s role to Bates, who later signed William Clark’s Masonic diploma, presumably after Clark was
encouraged to join the Masons by Lewis.
Today the so-called Illuminati have become darlings of pop culture. But it wasn’t long ago that the mere mention of the words Illuminati or New World Order was enough to squash a prominent career or, even worse, get a person killed. The danger was even worse in the days of Meriwether Lewis, when the Illuminati’s infiltration into the very heart of the country was establishing very strong roots. George Washington, the first president of the United States, was personally indebted to the Rothschilds, who were instrumental in helping him obtain his position as a land surveyor. George Washington did not oppose the foreign influence of the Illuminati, but he wrote cautionary letters about them. One of these letters, dated October 24, 1798, says:
Today the so-called Illuminati have become darlings of pop culture. But it wasn’t long ago that the mere mention of the words Illuminati or New World Order was enough to squash a prominent career or, even worse, get a person killed. The danger was even worse in the days of Meriwether Lewis, when the Illuminati’s infiltration into the very heart of the country was establishing very strong roots. George Washington, the first president of the United States, was personally indebted to the Rothschilds, who were instrumental in helping him obtain his position as a land surveyor. George Washington did not oppose the foreign influence of the Illuminati, but he wrote cautionary letters about them. One of these letters, dated October 24, 1798, says:
It was not my intention to doubt that the doctrines of the Illuminati
and the principles of Jacobinism had not spread in the United
States. On the contrary, no one is more satisfied of this fact than I
am. The idea I meant to convey, was, that I did not believe that the
lodges of Freemasons in this country had, as societies, endeavored to propagate the diabolical tenets of the first, or pernicious principles of the latter. That individuals of them may have done it, or that the founder or instruments employed to have found the democratic societies in the United States may have had this object and actually had a separation of the people from their government in view, is too evident to be questioned.
This secret battle continued at the universities as well. On July 4,
1812, Joseph Willard, then president of Harvard University, delivered a speech in Lancaster, New Hampshire, explaining:
There is sufficient evidence that a number of societies, of the
Illuminati, have been established in this land of Gospel light and
civil liberty, which were first organized from the grand society, in
France. They are doubtless secretly striving to undermine all our
ancient institutions, civil and sacred. These societies are closely
leagued with those of the same Order, in Europe; they have all the
same object in view. The enemies of all order are seeking our ruin.
Should infidelity generally prevail, our independence would fall of
course. Our republican government would be annihilated.
Alexander Hamilton served as secretary of the Treasury under
George Washington during 1789–1795 and learned a great deal about the banking system. This knowledge helped him form the FederalistParty, primarily made up of bankers who advocated a strong central government. Naturally the Anti-Federalists favored states’ rights and remained true to the original ideas fought for by the founders. Because Hamilton was a founder himself his perceived betrayal was an even greater offense.
Jefferson was conscious of this and had anticipated an eventual showdown with Hamilton. Before Jefferson was able to develop a strategy to handle Hamilton, the wheels of destruction began turning. The infamous House of Rothschild had its sights set on America. While the war was on the verge of being lost, Washington borrowed from fellow founder Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was acting as a Rothschild agent, and this one shrewd move essentially won the war for the bankers. When the war was over the colonies were granted independence, but with Hamilton’s sly maneuvering the House of Rothschild already had its proverbial foot in the door. After the Revolutionary War there was a huge debt to be paid, and Hamilton wasted no time in setting up the First Bank of the United States in 1791, shortly after Benjamin Franklin’s death. This bank was privately owned and secretly belonged to the Rothschild consortium.
Jefferson was conscious of this and had anticipated an eventual showdown with Hamilton. Before Jefferson was able to develop a strategy to handle Hamilton, the wheels of destruction began turning. The infamous House of Rothschild had its sights set on America. While the war was on the verge of being lost, Washington borrowed from fellow founder Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was acting as a Rothschild agent, and this one shrewd move essentially won the war for the bankers. When the war was over the colonies were granted independence, but with Hamilton’s sly maneuvering the House of Rothschild already had its proverbial foot in the door. After the Revolutionary War there was a huge debt to be paid, and Hamilton wasted no time in setting up the First Bank of the United States in 1791, shortly after Benjamin Franklin’s death. This bank was privately owned and secretly belonged to the Rothschild consortium.
Benjamin Franklin understood the dangers of a privately owned central bank controlling the issue of the nation’s currency.
Jefferson disagreed with Hamilton strongly about a national bank,
believing it would acquire too much power over the government. He said at the time that he considered a private bank issuing public currency and the creation of perpetual national debt to be more of a threat to America than any army. Jefferson faced a tremendous challenge in keeping America safe from Hamilton. Hamilton wanted to install an American king and even created the concept of “implied powers,” which was a clause used to cover any governmental action not enumerated in the Constitution.
Through his own Federalist Party, Hamilton had infiltrated all branches of the government and gained a near monopoly of the judicial system. Dedicated to achieving a simple goal, Hamilton wanted to increase the federal government’s power over the states. This was never a popular idea, as the voters said “No” time and time again. Even though Hamilton suffered electoral defeat after defeat, he wasn’t discouraged and knew the original plans were being carried out clandestinely. As Jefferson paced the grounds of the White House, he knew he was surrounded on all sides by dark forces. However successful Hamilton was in gaining access to and control over America’s newly formed government, it wouldn’t last long enough for him to enjoy it. Aaron Burr killed Hamilton in what may be the most famous duel in American history.
With the death of Hamilton, Jefferson had one less enemy to worry about. But Hamilton’s death caused mass commotion and hysteria as Burr, Jefferson’s disgraced vice president, went on the lam.
Less well known as an agent for the British central banking advocates was Nicholas Biddle.
Biddle was a brilliant lawyer, publisher, financier, and at the vanguard of American efforts to establish a central banking system. Biddle was every bit as responsible as Hamilton for founding the First Bank of the United States. When the First Bank’s charter expired, it was revived and led by Biddle until Andrew Jackson vetoed its charter, leading to its implosion in 1843. Jackson believed that the future of America was in jeopardy thanks to the influence of foreign banking interests such as the Rothschilds. While all of this was going on, news began to circulate in the colonial streets that the seemingly crazed General James Wilkinson was gearing up for an invasion of Mexico. The triumphs of Lewis and Clark quickly faded from public consciousness as news of Wilkinson’s plans spread.
Biddle was a brilliant lawyer, publisher, financier, and at the vanguard of American efforts to establish a central banking system. Biddle was every bit as responsible as Hamilton for founding the First Bank of the United States. When the First Bank’s charter expired, it was revived and led by Biddle until Andrew Jackson vetoed its charter, leading to its implosion in 1843. Jackson believed that the future of America was in jeopardy thanks to the influence of foreign banking interests such as the Rothschilds. While all of this was going on, news began to circulate in the colonial streets that the seemingly crazed General James Wilkinson was gearing up for an invasion of Mexico. The triumphs of Lewis and Clark quickly faded from public consciousness as news of Wilkinson’s plans spread.
Wilkinson’s right-hand man was another chief troublemaker for
President Jefferson. Probably the most feared man in the territory, John Smith T. was an aggressive land swindler looking to acquire all the lead mines he came across. He was reputed to have killed fifteen men in duels and always carried four pistols, a Bowie knife, and a rifle. He could provide the remaining lead needed for Wilkinson’s invasion of Mexico, but before they could make the move Jefferson removed Wilkinson from his gubernatorial duties.
Wilkinson was furious over his demotion when, after the capture of Aaron Burr, fingers began pointing in Wilkinson’s direction as a coconspirator. Wilkinson’s removal, and the government’s subsequent clampdown on the mines, left the Louisiana territories in a chaotic state. Crime and corruption were everywhere, and the whole area needed to be cleaned out.
This was the obstacle facing Lewis as he prepared to succeed
Wilkinson as the new governor of Louisiana. But Lewis was idealistic and optimistic and reportedly looked forward to taking out the trash corrupting the Louisiana territory. Strangely, Lewis then fell silent for an extended period, much to the dismay of Jefferson and others who awaited the publication of his journals.
Various theories have emerged regarding the delay, including
Various theories have emerged regarding the delay, including
that Lewis was given time to recuperate by Jefferson; that he was actively searching for a wife; and that he fell victim to alcoholism, disease, or some other debilitation. Scholars generally concede that a clear answer to what happened to Lewis during this time is unlikely to ever emerge. This mysterious delay also resulted in scores of volumes of the journals going missing. Gary Moulton, professor and editor of one volume of the published journals of Lewis and Clark, suggests that throughout the years growing evidence indicates that much of what Lewis and Clark wrote about the westward journey was lost. Over the years, numerous documents of the expedition have come to light, some in the most unexpected places. . . . These discoveries seem to support the notion of other lost items yet to be found. No hope of discovery ranks so high as the hope of finding Meriwether Lewis’s diaries, which would fill the large gaps in his writing during and about the expedition. What those journal entries contained, and what truths they may have revealed about the fate of their author, remains a mystery. The other strange anomaly that has come to light are the mysterious gaps in Lewis’s journals, which are extensive and have vexed scholars for two centuries. Curiously, Lewis’s diaries are not included among the works compiled to create the tale of Lewis and Clark’s great journey. During a time when the journals were being compiled and prepared for publishing, correspondence between Jefferson, Clark, and one of the first editors of the corps’ collective journals, Nicholas Biddle, mention no concern about Lewis’s missing diaries. It is important to note that at this time that Biddle was not yet embroiled in efforts to revive America’s central banking system but was likely already in bed with the Rothschilds and the Federalists.
Despite a preponderance of missing documents, stories of the corps began circulating in 1806 via newspapers, word of mouth, and government documents, including Jefferson’s first report to Congress of the journey. In 1808, with the help of schoolteacher David M’Keehan, the journals of Patrick Gass were published amid public and private protest by Lewis. Biddle was the first to publish an authorized, official account of the journals kept by Lewis and Clark, albeit a paraphrased narrative and not an edited reprinting of the journals. Biddle was chosen by Clark and several advisors to take on the task that Clark conceded he was not literate enough to complete. At the time Biddle was a young Philadelphia lawyer, editor, and publisher and was considered to be qualified to take on the massive project. At first Biddle refused the job offered to him by Clark but was later convinced by one of Lewis’s mentors, botanist Benjamin Smith Barton, to accept the assignment.
Despite a preponderance of missing documents, stories of the corps began circulating in 1806 via newspapers, word of mouth, and government documents, including Jefferson’s first report to Congress of the journey. In 1808, with the help of schoolteacher David M’Keehan, the journals of Patrick Gass were published amid public and private protest by Lewis. Biddle was the first to publish an authorized, official account of the journals kept by Lewis and Clark, albeit a paraphrased narrative and not an edited reprinting of the journals. Biddle was chosen by Clark and several advisors to take on the task that Clark conceded he was not literate enough to complete. At the time Biddle was a young Philadelphia lawyer, editor, and publisher and was considered to be qualified to take on the massive project. At first Biddle refused the job offered to him by Clark but was later convinced by one of Lewis’s mentors, botanist Benjamin Smith Barton, to accept the assignment.
With the help of Clark, Biddle began work on the project in 1810,
supplementing the collective, remaining journals of the corps with
to-face interviews with Clark, who provided a wealth of additional material from memory during interviews conducted in Fincastle, Virginia. Biddle then returned to Philadelphia to complete the project. In June 1811 Biddle finished the manuscript but delayed publishing the work because the chosen publishing house, Conrad, had recently gone bankrupt. Biddle shopped the manuscript around but eventually passed the project off to one of his cohorts at the Port Folio magazine, Paul Allen. At the time Biddle said he was overwhelmed by duties in the Pennsylvania state legislature, at Port Folio, and in his own law practice.
In 1814 the two-volume History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark, To The Sources Of The Missouri, Thence Across The Rocky Mountains And Down The River Columbia To The Pacific Ocean. Performed During The Years 1804–5–6. By order of the Government Of The United States was published.
In 1814 the two-volume History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark, To The Sources Of The Missouri, Thence Across The Rocky Mountains And Down The River Columbia To The Pacific Ocean. Performed During The Years 1804–5–6. By order of the Government Of The United States was published.
Strangely, Biddle’s name did not appear on the book, which bore the byline “prepared for the press by Paul Allen, Esquire.” Scholars generally consider this edition the first published work to provide a reliable account of the travels of the Corps of Discovery and refer to it as the “Biddle/Allen edition.” It is generally accepted that Biddle took some literary liberties with the story, including a number of omissions regarding some of Lewis’s checkered history, such as his six court martials while serving in the military, and a generalized effort to craft the narrative into a rousing frontier tale.
In April of 1818 Biddle claimed to have returned all the journals except Ordway’s to agents of the American Philosophical Society. Ordway’s journal was considered to have been rich with narrative about the daily exploits of the Corps, including strange details such as their encounters with legendary Welsh natives. Since then a number of journals and papers have appeared that indicate Biddle and others may have kept, lost, or miscataloged a number of the original journals given to them to edit.
In April of 1818 Biddle claimed to have returned all the journals except Ordway’s to agents of the American Philosophical Society. Ordway’s journal was considered to have been rich with narrative about the daily exploits of the Corps, including strange details such as their encounters with legendary Welsh natives. Since then a number of journals and papers have appeared that indicate Biddle and others may have kept, lost, or miscataloged a number of the original journals given to them to edit.
In June 2009, two centuries after his mysterious death, collateral descendants of Meriwether Lewis launched a website as part of a campaign to exhume and examine the explorer’s remains. The announced goal was simple: use modern forensic techniques to determine once and for all whether Lewis died by his own hand, or by someone else’s. Lewis’s family has worked for more than a decade to secure from the federal National Park Service permission for the exhumation and proper reburial. The campaign encourages concerned Americans to write letters to the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the National Park Service, which controls the land in Tennessee where Lewis is buried.
Lewis’s family began to bang loudly a drum that has been beating consistently since Lewis’s mysterious death at an inn along the historic Natchez Trace roadway. This renewed interest in Lewis’s true fate has caused substantial uproar among historians, government officials, academics, and armchair experts as they review a patchwork collection of documents, reports, and various pieces of evidence. All continue to draw a variety of conclusions based on that same evidence. Some say Lewis committed suicide, succumbing to a lifelong battle with depression, bipolar
Lewis’s family began to bang loudly a drum that has been beating consistently since Lewis’s mysterious death at an inn along the historic Natchez Trace roadway. This renewed interest in Lewis’s true fate has caused substantial uproar among historians, government officials, academics, and armchair experts as they review a patchwork collection of documents, reports, and various pieces of evidence. All continue to draw a variety of conclusions based on that same evidence. Some say Lewis committed suicide, succumbing to a lifelong battle with depression, bipolar
disorder, alcoholism, malaria, syphilis, or some combination thereof. Others are certain bandits murdered him, and yet others are equally certain that he was murdered as part of an assassination plot carried out by high-ranking officials of the burgeoning U.S. government. If one thing is clear, it is that Lewis’s death has come to represent a growing distrust of American history as presented and popularized.
Lewis was just thirty-two years old when he returned from the landmark exploration. The celebrations following the adventurers’ return masked the fact that Lewis had returned to an America rife with political turmoil. Upon returning, Lewis and Clark did not waste time in traveling east to debrief President Thomas Jefferson. The explorers were welcomed as heroes wherever they went and spent weeks touring, testifying, and receiving royal treatment. Following a string of celebrations and official inquiries Jefferson rewarded the explorers’ accomplishments with instant appointment to high political office. As we know, Lewis was named governor of the tumultuous Upper Louisiana Territory. Clark was appointed brigadier general of the militia and superintendent of Indian Affairs for the same region, serving alongside Frederick Bates, who was named secretary of the Upper Louisiana Territory to serve under Lewis. Clark and Bates quickly left for St. Louis to begin their work. Lewis, in turn, left to wrap up some business in Philadelphia, where he intended to publish volumes and volumes of journals recorded by the Corps of Discovery during their journey. Lewis searched for a publisher and began looking for artists to illustrate the compiled works. The journals and field notes remained in St. Louis,
Lewis was just thirty-two years old when he returned from the landmark exploration. The celebrations following the adventurers’ return masked the fact that Lewis had returned to an America rife with political turmoil. Upon returning, Lewis and Clark did not waste time in traveling east to debrief President Thomas Jefferson. The explorers were welcomed as heroes wherever they went and spent weeks touring, testifying, and receiving royal treatment. Following a string of celebrations and official inquiries Jefferson rewarded the explorers’ accomplishments with instant appointment to high political office. As we know, Lewis was named governor of the tumultuous Upper Louisiana Territory. Clark was appointed brigadier general of the militia and superintendent of Indian Affairs for the same region, serving alongside Frederick Bates, who was named secretary of the Upper Louisiana Territory to serve under Lewis. Clark and Bates quickly left for St. Louis to begin their work. Lewis, in turn, left to wrap up some business in Philadelphia, where he intended to publish volumes and volumes of journals recorded by the Corps of Discovery during their journey. Lewis searched for a publisher and began looking for artists to illustrate the compiled works. The journals and field notes remained in St. Louis,
