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July the 1st 1745 Monday This day at about eleven of the clock, we finnished our connews and imbarqued for the river of St. Johns, then was seven connews of us in all. I asked my master how far he supposed it was to St. Johns River he told me he supposed it about 25 leagus. This night we imcamped by the side of the river Petcochack

2d Tuesday 1745 This day was fowl weather the greatest cut word part? of the day . and likwise verey bad cut word, on account of ripplings and falls cut word so that we made no great progress this night we incamped by the side of teh river cut word had much difficulty to kndle a fire.cut word reason it rained exceeding fast and cut word our fire works, we was abligued to turn cut word connews bottom up , and lay under them cut word this time it thundred exceedingly and the Indians asked me if there was not people