Essay On Meriwether Lewis Suicide

Meriwether Lewis Murder or Suicide Essay Meriwether Lewis was a national hero of the United States and one of the greatest explorers in history. He played a major role in the Louisiana Purchase and in discovering the lay of the land with his crew. After the expedition, he became the Governor of Louisiana and was Thomas Jefferson’s protégé. Lewis was on his way to Washington D.C. to collect his money from the government that they owed him. While on his way to Washington D.C., after he stopped for the night at Grinder’s Stand, he died of two gunshot wounds. One to the back of the head and one in the stomach. Meriwether Lewis was murdered and it was made by conspiracy between General Wilkinson, James Neely, and Robert Grinder. Meriwether Lewis was on a trip to Washington D.C. when he stopped at Grinder’s stand. He later died of two gunshot wounds, one in his head and one in his stomach, both fatal gunshot wounds. In the video, the cast experimented on the gel shooting …show more content…
Many sources say that Lewis was depressed and that he attempted suicide 2 times. Other sources say that Lewis had financial problems and that he was affected by a mental disease. None of these are confirmed to be true. The first letter that stated Lewis’ death to be suicide was written by a person who was in contact with a corrupt man and who forged the letter. The first news was proven to be untrustworthy. The physical evidence proves it to not be suicide. How can a person live through a shot to the chest with a pistol, reload the pistol while still trying to breath, twist his arm in such a manner, and shoot himself again in the back of the head and live through that as well as afterwards, ask for a drink and crawl into his bed to die. It doesn’t make sense for him to do that. The evidence isn’t there to support a suicide and the first witness has changed her story three times and can now not be trusted as a source. This was a