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Saturday 22nd Dec 1804 a clear/ pleasant unclear? of the native came to the fort with corn beans and unclear? to trade they take away any trifling thing in exchange viz. old Shirts buttons knives unclear? &c.

Sunday 23rd Dec 1804 a clear pleasant day, we continued our work setting up the pickets &c

Monday 24, Dec 1805 Some Snow fell this morning about 10 oc cleared off a fair day we finished our fortifycation, in the evening our Captains contributed to the party Some flour pepper dryed apples re to celibrate the Christmas

Tuesday 25th Dec 1804 we ushered in the morning with a discharge of the Swivvel? and one round of Small arms of all the party then another from the Swivel. then Capt. Clark presented a unclear? of brandy to each man of the party we hoisted the american flag and each man had another Glup? of brandy. the men prepared one of the rooms and commenced dancing, at 10 oc we had another glup? of