There is a big question of how did the great outdoors man, Meriwether Lewis die? Well many historians and forensic have debated this over the years. Others have tried to prove their theory like I am now. Some believe that it was murder while others believe it was suicide. I believe the cause of Meriwether Lewis's death was murder.

Lewis was on his way to Washington to work on the publication of his journals. In the Letter to Jefferson written by Neelly it states that Lewis did not want his papers to fall into the British hands so he changed his route. This shows how important this papers where to Lewis. No one ever kills themselves when they feel as if they are playing an important role in something. Lewis was on a mission to get these papers