Lewis

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Lewis is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between March 30, 2024 and January 17, 2025. The archive places it in contexts such as “Contact: Lewis”; “In the morning, Lewis was found dead in his cabin”. It most often appears alongside Berkeley, China, Oxford.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: March 30, 2024
  • Last seen: January 17, 2025

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

March 30, 2024 · Original source
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK Contact: Lewis Contact Info: acx[dot]manchester[at]lcwf[dot]de Time: Saturday, May 4th, 3:00 PM Location: Ezra & Grill, 20 Hilton St, Manchester M1 1FR. I'll have a sign/whiteboard with 'ACX Meetup' on it. https://maps.app.goo.gl/BFQDGHgNL3cJ6hk6A Coordinates: https://plus.codes/9C5VFQJ8+RR Notes: Please RSVP by email so I can book a sufficiently sized table/know if we'll outgrow it!
January 17, 2025 · Original source
The circumstances surrounding the death of Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark) are shrouded in conspiracy. In the months leading up to his death many people reported that Lewis had become paranoid, claiming that he was being followed and that his life was in danger. In a desperate attempt for help, he sent a letter to his close friend, and then president Thomas Jefferson to request an audience. While traveling along the Natchez Trace, he stayed a night at an inn. During the night, the owner reported hearing multiple gunshots but never went out to check on the source. In the morning, Lewis was found dead in his cabin, sitting against the wall looking at the door, rifle in hand and shot in the back. In addition, while the room was ransacked, the only missing objects of note were Lewis’ riding back and personal documents.
After an official investigation, his death was ruled a suicide and all further inquiry into the instance have been barred by the Us government. While Lewis himself did not have any immediate descendants, his extended family have submitted requests every year to have his body exhumed in order to confirm the cause of death. To this day their requests have unanimously been denied.