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165JIM CARSON e Corps of Discovery oil48 x 64 inches$25,000–30,000 e Corps of Discovery was an elite unit of the United States Army that formed the nucleus of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1803, President omas Je erson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named as its leader his personal secretary and U.S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewis, who selected William Clark ashis partner. eir goals were to explore the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade and U.S. sovereignty over the native peoples along the Missouri River, and nd a continuous water passage to the Paci c Ocean.Jim Carson
