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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 part of the day . and likwise verey bad paddling, on account of ripplings and falls so that we made no great progress this night we incamped by the side of the river cut word had much difficulty to kindle a fire.cut word reason it rained exceeding fast and wet our fire works, we was abliged to turn our connews bottom up , and lay under them cut word this time it thundred exceedingly and the Indians asked me if there was not people