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6 mo. 26 4 enemies, do good for evil, to bless | 6 mo. 26 4 enemies, do good for evil, to bless them that curse, &c. I am | ||
humbled, under a sense of making so slow a progress, when | humbled, under a sense of making so slow a progress, when | ||
so much is put in our power, We are like to have our | so much is put in our power, We are like to have our | ||
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accounts of carrying on the fur trade to the N.west, we | accounts of carrying on the fur trade to the N.west, we | ||
are told that many hundred bushels of homony Corn[[unclear]] | are told that many hundred bushels of homony Corn[[unclear]] | ||
yearly to[[ | yearly to [[M.cInor]], where it is forwarded to the grand | ||
portage, and there given out, one bushel to a man, who | portage, and there given out, one bushel to a man, who | ||
uses none of it on his northern rout of about 1800 or | uses none of it on his northern rout of about 1800 or | ||
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the Treaty will be over before frost, (cold comfort) the | the Treaty will be over before frost, (cold comfort) the | ||
centinals cry out after the gates are shut, which is at 9 O clock | centinals cry out after the gates are shut, which is at 9 O clock | ||
all is well every quarter of an hour, and I wish it was so, | all is well every quarter of an hour, and I wish it was so, then | ||
we should have reasonable ground to hope for success in the | we should have reasonable ground to hope for success in the | ||
Business we are come about, Capt. Drake came to see | Business we are come about, Capt. Drake came to see | ||
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appears healthy and drinks nothing but water, he says he | appears healthy and drinks nothing but water, he says he | ||
was in the Guinea trade several years, and whilst in | was in the Guinea trade several years, and whilst in | ||
that employ he became so | that employ he became so callist to tender feelings, as | ||
to see no evil in it, but the cruelties exercised towards these | to see no evil in it, but the cruelties exercised towards these | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 15 March 2021
1793 WD 6 mo. 26 4 enemies, do good for evil, to bless them that curse, &c. I am
humbled, under a sense of making so slow a progress, when
so much is put in our power, We are like to have our
patience tried, no opening yet appears when we shall be
like to be released, to turn homeward, and I find no better
way than to endeavour to be still, and feel after the
foundation, we are sometimes amused with the extraordinary
accounts of carrying on the fur trade to the N.west, we
are told that many hundred bushels of homony Cornunclear
yearly to M.cInor, where it is forwarded to the grand
portage, and there given out, one bushel to a man, who
uses none of it on his northern rout of about 1800 or
2000 Miles from the grand portage, it is to be his main
support in case of Sickness, accidents & for one whole
year, but whilst in health they substitute a kind of moss
which accumulates on the Rocks by reason of thick fogs, &
on Huckleberries, wild rice fish & this trade is also carried
on by white Canadians, who appear as hardy, & as Savage
as the Indians, and by their own account this company has
arrived to great opulence.
27 5 A Shawnee Indian came to see us, & says he don't expect
the Treaty will be over before frost, (cold comfort) the
centinals cry out after the gates are shut, which is at 9 O clock
all is well every quarter of an hour, and I wish it was so, then
we should have reasonable ground to hope for success in the
Business we are come about, Capt. Drake came to see
us this evening he has followed the Seas for 30 years, and
has had the command of a Vessel on the Lakes for 4 years, he
appears healthy and drinks nothing but water, he says he
was in the Guinea trade several years, and whilst in
that employ he became so callist to tender feelings, as
to see no evil in it, but the cruelties exercised towards these