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In my countrey , somtimes distroyed by the thunder and lightining yes I told them I had known several instances of that Nature they told me that never any thing happened to the Indians, of harm neither by thunder nor lighting, and they Sd. it was a judgment on the English, and French, for Incroaching on their libertys in America

Whednesday the 3d of July 1745 This day good weather, and tollerable good paddling, we made out I computed about ten or eleven leagues, this night we Incamp by the side of the river Patcochack

Thirsday the 4th This day we had indifferent good paddling our Indians exceeding merrey, singing and hooping &c. This day they asked me to hoop as they did I told them I could not therefore they constrained me to sing. This night we incamped by the side of the river, and caught some small fish which I made an attempt to clean