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Left my boarding house at Green Bay. This morning a [[unclear]]. The [[weather?]] was foggy early, but as the [[sun?]] rose in [[unclear]] over [[our?]] beautiful Bay, the fog cleared away and presented us a fine morning. We embarked in our canoe, conducted by [[Maj?]] William Holiday and [[armed?]] by the [[Armies?]] [[Far]] Company. It was manned by eight Frenchmen -- with paddles, they following the fashion of the [[unclear]], by wearing Red, Green [[or?]] Blue feathers in their Hats. Our canoe, built of the bark of the [[Brick?]] tree, measured this. by three feet in length and [[now?]] contained [[two?]] men with their baggage. In its [[unclear]] was a red feather followed by a blue, and the [[ unclear]] [[was?]] [[emerald?]] in the [[unclear]] [[unclear]] fashion.
Left my boarding house at Green Bay. This morning a [[unclear]]. The [[weather?]] was foggy early, but as the [[sun?]] rose in [[unclear]] over [[our?]] beautiful Bay, the fog cleared away and presented us a fine morning. We embarked in our canoe, conducted by [[Maj?]] William Holiday and [[armed?]] by the [[Armies?]] [[Far]] Company. It was manned by eight Frenchmen -- with paddles, they following the fashion of the [[unclear]], by wearing Red, Green [[or?]] Blue feathers in their Hats. Our canoe, built of the bark of the [[Brick?]] tree, measured this. by three feet in length and [[now?]] contained [[two?]] men with their baggage. In its [[unclear]] was a red feather followed by a blue, and the [[ unclear]] [[was?]] [[emerald?]] in the [[unclear]] [[unclear]] fashion.


We [[unclear]] Fort [[Howard?]] [[unclear]] by six [[companies?]] of [[unclear]] which floated in [[unclear[[ the[[unclear]] and [[unclear]] of our Country -- [[unclear]] Devil river which emptied into the Fox, the [[unclear]] [[unclear]] [[unclear]] stream to the dividing ridges [[unclear]] [[unclear]] Lakes [[and?]] the [[Mississippi?]] -
We [[unclear]] Fort [[Howard?]] [[unclear]] by six [[companies?]] of [[M J. Trooles?]], [[in?]] which floated in [[unclear]] the Stars and Stripes of our Country -- [[unclear]] Devil river which emptied into the Fox, the [[unclear]] [[link?]] [[or?]] stream to the dividing ridges [[unclear]] [[unclear]] Lakes [[and?]] the [[Mississippi?]] -- [[unclear]] the [[unclear]] of a Canoe, lying bottom up and appearing like the ribs of an animal -- [[Proceeding?]] on our canoe, we [[unclear]] through a beautiful prairie, [[unclear]] by a [[unclear]] [[unclear]] of [[unclear]].

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Seven Days of the Life of a Soldier or Journal of a Tour from Green Bay to Mackinae? in a Bark Canoe... By Major Alex R. Thompson? U.S. Army June 1831.

The Village of Green Bay is situated on Fox River, about a mile from its debouelment? into the Bay. It is a thriving place and is called Menomini? Village. It contains some? fine buildings, a Court House, a jail, unclear Establishment, a Catholic church and school House. Some of the prettiest? farms in the Territory are on this River.

During the last year, a town has been? laid out, in lots?, at the lower part of the settlement, at the junction of Devil and Fox rivers. It is called Nararine? and bids fair to the? a flourishing place. It contains some? good unclear Houses, a tavern and other Buildings.

June 1st 1831. Left my boarding house at Green Bay. This morning a unclear. The weather? was foggy early, but as the sun? rose in unclear over our? beautiful Bay, the fog cleared away and presented us a fine morning. We embarked in our canoe, conducted by Maj? William Holiday and armed? by the Armies? Far Company. It was manned by eight Frenchmen -- with paddles, they following the fashion of the unclear, by wearing Red, Green or? Blue feathers in their Hats. Our canoe, built of the bark of the Brick? tree, measured this. by three feet in length and now? contained two? men with their baggage. In its unclear was a red feather followed by a blue, and the unclear was? emerald? in the unclear unclear fashion.

We unclear Fort Howard? unclear by six companies? of M J. Trooles?, in? which floated in unclear the Stars and Stripes of our Country -- unclear Devil river which emptied into the Fox, the unclear link? or? stream to the dividing ridges unclear unclear Lakes and? the Mississippi? -- unclear the unclear of a Canoe, lying bottom up and appearing like the ribs of an animal -- Proceeding? on our canoe, we unclear through a beautiful prairie, unclear by a unclear unclear of unclear.