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12th Oct 1843. Thursday. Beautiful and Calm. Ran well? to Lexington where is bought eggs and meat. Ran 40 miles this day. 13th Friday. Heavy white unclear? and foggy. Started early and ran well. Bought Coffee at Greenville. ran between 10? and 11? miles camped at a distant woodyard. 14th Saturday. Windy night, and after 8 days good run? fear we will be disappointed to day. Stopped at 12 by a gale, which ran out ashore. I undressed? to pack off the boat, after which to deep in the mud that I had to drag myself backwards. Visited 2 families, bought eggs chicken and Corn Bread. gathered many remarkably large account of the finest white cake I had ever seen. The farmer unclear? our Boat and found that they were from North Carolina. Michaux? Killed 2 of Hutching Geese, called by the French Boatman "Babillarde"? the fattest I have ever saw and good eating. Turkeys and long-tailed Squirrels very abundant. 15th Sunday. Cold, foggy and cloudy. Started early haped?Chariton Aicon? and Village. and at Slagaw? bought bread and oat. for Our abundance of Seeds? and Ducks. haf? Arrow Rock at 11. haf? Boonville, the finest country on that River. uncler? Rochefort? unclear?. High 700? Hills camped 11? 1? mile below the latter? village having unclear? 10. 16th Monday. Beautiful autumnal morning. While unclear? and calm left at 6. Strong current; paddled Nashville, Marian. met Steamer Lexington going up. Jefferson City at 12. Bought beef, apples, butter, bread and coffee unclear? the Osage? and 4 Dear? appetite. Smith Landing camped at unclear? unclear?. found Girard the Hous? Man ran 11 miles. met Steamer Satan unclear? unclear? scote and Ducks in abundance.