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Febry (1) waited all Day for the return of the Indians which we sent to fetch Some of their Tribes but no news of them in the latter parte of the Day we vis- ited the Patroness madm 13Ranslers where we were very handsomely treated
2d This day the Qr sesion Sot & the mare &c went to Court with Six constables & Sherriff before them we had a visit from men & Comissionr at Col Schr at night
3 This day in the morn we went to Court to See the method of their proceedings but there being no busi- ness we Saw nothing remarkable
4 ffair nothing remarkable
5 This day in the afternoon went out of town on our journey about 5 miles Lodged at Mr Schulier Son in law to Coll Jno 14Schulier the 4 Mohawks joyned us we were very handsomly treated
6 Set out early being fair & Cold arrived at *Sur- rildgo about Sun set which is about forty miles from ye cyty ab N. upon the Hudson river
7 being Sabath Day we Lay still at a farm House of Coll 14Schuyler all Day being fair weather here
* Saratoga.
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Capt Blood visited us from his Block House which is about 11/2 miles of
8 Monday this Day being full of Snow we Sot out for the carrying place about 10 Clock we got to fort Burnet Cap Blood Comanre. Tarried about 11/2 hours here we Left the Conoes that Carried Our Packs & Distributed them to our attandence we travelled on the Ice about a mile at a time then the falls* on the river & the open place put us off the ice being very thin one of our men fell in but got out being very wet & Cold: At night Campd about 12 miles from fort Burnet our course hear N
9 Tuesday we kept the ice as before we found a Dear that was drown'd abot & the Mohawks presently Schind & Cut it up we arrived at the 11Carring place at fort 11Nichleson abot 10 Clock & Traveled on in the Carriing place being very heavy the Snow being very dep & hard some times would Not bear At night campt about 4 miles from 17Wood Creek being fair & warm Bearing E: of the N :
10 Wednesday about 10 clock we got to 17Wood Creek found not strong enough to bear which was very dispoint but about 1/2 mile below we took on to the Creek & made a sled for our Luggag & traveled about 13 miles from the head of the Creek which [was] 18: [miles ?] this Day very fair & warm Course North
11 Thirsday full of Snow Showers in the morn we travell about 18 miles before noon About 3 miles from the falls we found the Creek open then we proceed to the fall on the Land where Bad Land here we found. [illegible] here I had the Luck to Light on a Buck & Kill'd being the first fresh meet we met with in our Journey Campd at the falls * Northumberland.
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about noon Cloudy at night but no falling weather North
12 Cloudy here we had a Council of the *M: & I & ourselvs & Concluded to tarry here & make some Beech Conoes & to send 2 Indians to view the 18Drown Lands
13 fair warm weather we wen to [lacking in text] for some Elms & found 3 when we went to work upon them with warm water we pealed them with diffi- culty.
14 We went to the Conows & the they were fros so Stiff & the weather so Cold that there was no working Returnd at night Clear & Cold Extreordinary
15 Continues So Cold that the Creek Shut up that in one night we hauld our Conoes over the ice about a mile but was forced to heat water in Great Quanti- ties & make fires all round them at nigh but did nothing.
16 I went with at Indian about 13 miles down the river on the ice to about break of day we returned found the Ice tho thin yet very good & strong we sot out about 8 Clock having got our Conoes on Sleads & traveld about 15 miles Down the river or 18Drown Lands being obliged to Cary twice over very Dificult mounts obliged to cross the river Crossed about 9 clock very full of Snow fell into the Ice broke thro Severall places about N : E
17 Wednesday we proceed on the river about 20 miles near noth & the Ice good except were we first set out were we Crossed in our Conos being open Camped about 4 Clock about 9 miles Short of the Crown Point which is the entrance to the Lake Serene weather & not very Cold our course to Day has been near north
18 : Thursday Snowd Last night & this morn the wind * Mohawk and Iroquois.
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Excessive hard & at north the Snow blew so vio- lently upon the river that it was but barly possable to travel being excessive Could & our Camp being north we travelled about 10 miles & Camp about 2 Clock upon Crown point which is the entrance of the Lake
19 continues very Cold we set out round Crown Point upon the Ice here we expected to find an End to the Ice but was mistaken we travelled about 9 mile & Stoped for our Indien that was behind & Walkt about 2 miles from our fire & found the Lake all open as far as we could See & the Ice between us & the - fire very thin but our Indians were all Drunk haveing Stolen our rum & drank it so that Disapointed us for before morn we-the bay was all frose Up here still north
20 We in Expectation of its opening again & went to makeing a wooden Cono to brake the ice before us which was too thin to bear now Southerly Raw Cold weather
21 Sabath Day this Day we finished our Cono Memo here we over halld our Provisions & found not more then 11/2 lb p man & are 200 miles from *Mont Royall the River Continuing too thin to venture we resolved to travel by land here 10 of our Indians Left us we had four now Left 2 men & 2 women they told us they had don as much as those we had left & they wold Leave us too we for our own security was obliged to give each of them a gun &c to proceed with us they Look a Little Dull to Leave there bark Canoes that we had bro: 60 miles thro Difficulty & Dangr to travell thro mountinous Desert for 200 miles
22 this Day according to our Last nights resolutions we set out thro the woods on the E. Side of the 19Lake &
* Montreal.
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past over a neck of land about 4 miles & Over sev- erall bays to avoid the Craggy mountain & rocks but The Ice was with the Stowm Drov up the Edges about 2 or 3 intches asunder & frose between which was prodidgious tiresome At this rate wee trav- elled about 12 mil Direct on our way about North now Clear
23 we pas at some Distance from the 1º Lake upon a N : Easterly Course which carried too far in the Cours it being full of snow our Indian Pilot & we was bewildred about 3 hours then marched again to- wards the Lake over a very large Mon & pas about 2 mile down a Small Creek & Campd full of Snow all Day at times travelld about 12 miles
24 we set out early in the morn crossed the Creek & travelld about 8 mile to a bay on the E Side of the grate 19 Lake here we made a Sled & Crossed that bay about 5 mile the Ice seemingly Very Strong but in one Place very hobling being wedged as before that broke Some of our Sled, we tarried about 1/2 & hour & traveld on the Ice toward the N Cape of the Bay that run into the main Lake which was open about 1/2 mile from the Cape the Wind blowing on Shore made the Ice Bing in Cakes Run Like the waves in so much that we were all afread of Sinking & increase to that Degree that The one half returned & went bake agn I being the Last person here rased Ch 8Killoy who was hurt a all beaten & fell in 2 or 3 times in the return but we got round the head Land & travelld on that wavering Ice about 11/2. or 2 mile before we could Land at Last we from Cake to Cake ventured on shore & send back, three men to See how those were that returned back they were all well & came to us & we campt One Indian miss- ing all night here we trailed about 10: 12 Indians
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which pasd but a few hours before & turne up that bay in to a Creek we missed them weither Luckey or not I cant tell, tis Extream Cold & I think beyond any I have felt 16 miles
25 Clear & Cold we Send 2 men to find the Indian which we missed who came with them to our Camp & about nine of the Clock we marched along the Shore of the *great Lake on a Sandy beach about 11/2 miles then crossed over a neck of Land to about 2 miles to french River that runs into the Lake there Down that river about 6 miles over a Camping place about 3 miles to a Large bay on the Lake here we made Sleds and crossed the Bay good Ice & Camped Clear & more moderate
26 We Set out Early & past upon the Ice on the L : be- tween the N : E: Side & Some Long Island the Pas- sage between being about 10: & 15 miles were we had a fine view for boath N. & S. & Could see no Land we travelled about 35 miles North the Ice being cov- ered with about 3 Intches Snow but one of our men fell thro the Crack of the ise travelled till about 1/2 hour after four & then Campt upon an Island calld +L Mote in N: end of Lake This Day was extream Cold the Wind at North & Clear till night then Cloudy & Like Snow
27 Snowd all night at Times in the morn abot 10 be- ing full of Snow we set out for the #Schamley river accordingly 2 Clock being now fair & very hot we got to the head of Land of the river & Caryd across thus by reason of the Ice being broken & found the river open in the Chanell travelled Down on the Edg of the river on the No Est side of this about 12 miles. 22 to day weather now Clear & moderate
* Lake Champlain.
t La Motte.
# Chambley on the Richelieu,
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28 This travelled Down on the Side of the river about 4 miles & came upon Indien Tracks & about 40 rods from the river discovered their wigwam & 2 Indian men one of whom was at the taking of Mr 2º Hanson's family they could tell us no news The Ice being very rotten I fell in twice & Severall others but got all out safe we arrived at the falls about Sun Set which is about 41/2 miles from the fort at 21Chambley & travelled thro the woods in the night to the fort where we were recd & entertained very kindly by Mr Purncrest strong south wind & Snow & rain all night Travelled about 30 miles
1 March This day lay Still Sent to *Mont Royall for permission to pass there the 22Governor Arrived. just as our Letters got there at night we had our return that we might go where we Pleased Mem" I viewd this fort as well as I could it Stands on a turn in the river tis built with Stone & Lime 200 foot Square a bastion in each Cornr about 33 or 30 foot height in the Lowest place about 45 at each corner 4 tiers of ports in the Bastion about 14 foot thick on the Sides houses built for which the sid are the sides of the houses
2 rid on sleds about 1/2 way to 23Lounguil & there met Sund Gentlem who came on that purpose here we Stopt in the wood & Drank Wine & Brandy & then disposed of our selves in their Sleys & rid to Longuil where we was Entertained at Mr +31Laplashs accot Capt 25 Jorden having marrid his wifes Sister About 3 Clock arrived at Montreal & were Sent to Come to the 22Govr & he first asked how we did & recd our passes & Dismissed us we took up Lodgings at Mr L folluck
* Moutrèal.
t L'Estage.
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3 we dind with the 22Govr & had Severall Gen to See us fair weather well recd
4 This day dine with the Lt. 22Gov., Wm 23Longuil & Sevrall Gentlemen finely treated fair weather here the Chieff of the Mohawks came to see us
5 visited the Govr according to his appointmt at 2 Clock after noon & had a hearing before M. Lassas- sauna & 23Longuill Govr of 3 river & *monte royall hear we dª Our message about our Cap® & the warr & the 22Govr answerd the Americans was not undr his Governmt. but at Last Confessed that the warr . was Intirely upon and of their Land to which I answerd-that Could not be the reason because IN : H : is wishes no Controversy with them about Lands nor any thing else then He Said they was were the Same nations I answerd So was Albany he an- swerd Albany had not only asked but prayed him to order them not be set them and that is the reason they not molested I answerd he was the right per- son for the Govern to Send to in as much as he Could order them-he then answerd twas the Interest in the trade . I told him that Could not possably be we Sold all Indian Comodites Cheaper then at Albany & peltry dearer he rose up and Seeming angry & Said the Indians would not make peace with out their Lands-& there asked us weather we would Speak with the Indians we all answerd if they would Speak with us we Could answer them-the 22 Govr told us if we had no father Instan he had his answer Ready-
(6) did nothing but view .the town
7 Sabath This Day nothing remarkable visited Mons Lestage at night
* Montreal.
t New Hampshire.
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8 St. Joseph Day Coll "Dudley & I went to visite the 22 Gover & to aske Leave of him for our men to go & Visite their friend &c The 22Gover: discoursed imediatly about the war & told us we must Georges river or no peace we answed we could make no answer to the Land or any article of Peace but if his Lord S. was empowered by the Savages to treat we would assure him of their Safty, to our Governm & of their return where we might hear (here we dª what we had Drawn from our Instrutcon)
9 I visited madm *Devoderall to have some talk with * her about the affair &c-& Monsr *Deverall Told me he would Send for the Indians & that our men should have Safty in going & returning accordingly appointed his Interpreter to goe with Cap 25 Jordon to St franceway-
10 Accordingly Capt 25 Jordan Set out with those of our men that had frinds in those Parts Cloudy
11 Nothing remarkable took a turn round the town being fair weather
12 This Day Cold went to Lup laky being a village about a Leag from Mont reall on the Country Side & about the Cyty has a Large Church fair
13 We had a visit from the Governr & had some talk about our affairs-he still denying Either Encoraged or Suplyd them with any Thing for the war-About 1 hour after we was told by a Mohawk that he per- swaded him & Severall more of the Same tribe to go to warr agnt the English & that he fitted them out with Guns Boats Shot hatchet knives & Provision &c & that the nation by the hands of ther father had recd a belt of wampum to engage them in warr agn the Engl with a great many argumens but they re- fused-This he said he would tell to the Governr * de Vaudreuil.
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face he being a warrier & So not fearfull at night the Preast forbid our Landlady to Dress flesh being [illegible]
14 Sabath fair weather & nothing remarkeable Save its being the Last Sabath in Lent the people of all Sorts Came from Church with pine Branches in their hands as a Ceremony of the Church of Rome
15 The 22Govr invited us to Dine to Come about 9 Clock which we did & found peer 26La Chap who talkd till dinner time with us told us the Indians would not be at Peace till the we Surrendred up all the Land to the E of Saco River we answerd him we desired none of the Indian Lands that we could Lay nothing to terms upon which the Indians & English must be at Peace but would venture to Say that the English would Loose all their Lives before they would Sur- rendr one foot of the Land that they had ever pos- sessed having surely purchased: it here we Dis- coursed on the bounds of Lacadie on the Possession & undoubted right the English had to Casco bay & Kennibek Sagadahock, & Likewise told the Govr what we heard from indian Ireqous that he Sent him Last fall agnt the English to war fitted him & sundry others out with guns amunition Provisions &c who killed one man & Captivated another now in his Lordships Gov & that the Indian Sd he was a warr™ & if the Govr Denyed it he would tell it to his head & that their whole nation was assembled by orders of the Governr & recd by the hand of their father a belt desireing y™ to go to warr in fine he Promised to assist us in any thing to accomodate the matters & if the Indian would agree to a peace he slould be very glad &c
16 nothing remarkable fair
17 Nothin Don by night expect return of Capt Jordon
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18 in the ev I went to see the 22Gover found him In- clined after some time to Enter into the affairs being only his own family here I told him Convinced him of the Injustice of the war with our Governmt being as he Sd before Intirely on and of the Land at the E: I Likewise told we should after my return be his Enemy & Write to the King a gt his Proceed- ings and that we had abundance of reason more then ther Governm the reason we never had a Quarrel, Some about the death of the Indian which was killed which was long before the warr Settled to the whole tribes Satisfaction
Madm told me the Govr was Convinced & would use his Intrest with the Indians to Perswade them agnt ther Hostilities for the future. he Likewise told me that there was 300 Indians by this time amongst the English to revenge the Death of P : 27 Ralle & had he was afread done a great mischeaff 3 Days fair
19 Went a gunning with Mr Colling & Some one frence Gentleman about 4 mile up the river I killed 3 Ducks Lodged in a farmers one Lefaver house in fair
20 in the Morn being wet weather returned to the City -Coll 28Thaxter Suppd with us to finish Lent being the Last Day as they abserve
21 Sabath Day keep house all Day
22 went to view the Ice on the river got about 1/2 mile a shower of rain Came to Quick upon us that we was all wet before we could recover our Lodging
23 we Dined Sieur *Debo & had some Discourse about our affairs he told us he had sent for the Indians & would See that they was here & that he would use his Endeavours to Accomodate the affairs we told him all we Desired was Justice & that we ashed no favr of his Lord Ship but to tell him that we would follo * de Vaudreuil.
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them into his Cun'-and that if any of his Governt Should Suffer thro the Indians means He must not blame the English So Adiew-
24 Nothing remarkeable Dudley went to See the *Re- luses an order of the Roman Catholicks these men have a very Spacious building with Stone they mortifie them Selves all ways depend onley upon Providence & receive nothing what is freely given to them bare footed & bare headed the gave Us after Shewing us their Habitation Chapel & a Draft of bear which is the onley bear I drunk since I left Albany
25 Nothing remarkable
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27 Saturday
28 Sabath I visited the 22Govr about the Captives he told me I must pay what the french Had payd for them but that he would See ye Acco" & that they should be Just & noways Extravigant
29 nothing
30 I visited the 22Govr with the rest of the Comp & had a great Deal of Discourse to the Same Purpose as before the father 26Superiour being Present who be- trayd his Ignorance (much to our advantage) about the Lands that the abinacas Demand at the Es ward who Said was bout 5 Leags they Demanded from Saco to Georges river but we Confuted him by a map of his own making & by once that was Impressed here deman'd for one prisor 200 Livers which he had told me 2 Days agoe Cost 100: & Yesterday 130: The 22Govr told him he Should have 130 that he just now Cut off 500 L from 800 In a mans accot for a captive that he did not live by getting money & ordª us if we redeamed him to pay 130
31 Nothing remarkeable
* A branch of the Franciscan order.
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1 April Nothing
2 I waited the Govr found him in a very good Humor told me he would Send again for the Indians & he believed they would not be long before they would return I told him Coll Dudley & myself would go home & Leave Coll *28Hunter to hear what the In- dians had to say he promised to send his son as a surty of w' he had said [original entry crossed over by last two lines and now illegible] the Govr & the Gentlemen from the Massachusetts Likewise he promised us to Send his 2ºSone with us to tell the Govrment that he had Done what Lay in his Power to quiet the Indians & Desired that we would tarry till the Indians came In that he would Send Down to St ffrances to fetch them up & that then we Should go Imediately
3 nothing remarkeable
4 Do Sabath Day
5 I visited the 22Gover & he Confirmed his promise of his 2ºsones going & in the afternoon we went about a Leage Down to See Mr 24Storess Daughter who is very well marryd to a french man a farmer & Lives very Grandly they have 5 Child 3 m & 2 female
6 The 22Govr had an accot from Chambly that the In- dian that Coll 14Shulier has sent to Albany was taken by a Sergent & that he told them his errant was to carry Letters & the 22Gov resented it very highly & was very angrey I went with Mr Colling at the de- sire of the rest of the Gentle to passify him found him not well in Body nor mind but told him how the matter was he Said he had Granted all the request we had asked & that we should Send one of his Indians with out his knowledge he took as an affront but in about 1 hour we Left him in a very good humour & for gave the affront
* Thaxter.
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7 Rain all Day one L bare told me the distance from *mesisquck a Crost the wood, to mosquosh river about 5 : L from Shamble about 3 : which is about 12 Dis- tance
8 Waited on the 22Govr About our Captaives that was purchased by by the french at St. ff : & 3 rivers he told us that we Should goe & that he would Send possitive orders for their coming that the Inter- preter he Intended Should goe was gone on the Same arrent to the mohawks whh was about 30 mile above upon his return he Shold go Down the river.
9 Nothing Done
10 Went to 22Govr The Interpreter return & he ordd a . batoe to goe & gave accord to his word orders for their Carry at Sapra
11 Sabath Day Capt 25Jordan went Down the river to St. ff after the Captives in a birch Conoa with one french man & 2 of our men
12 Monday-about noon about 15 of the Enemy arrived at tMount royall rain & snow all day at times-
13 gave ye mohawk Privatly a Belt for to Speak to the Enemy & there wants
The 22Gov : sent us word by Mr Collongs that if we had any thing to Say to the Indians & would Come in the After noon he would send for them but the Gentleman did not his arrant as the Govr Desired but told us the Govr. wanted to Speak with us when we Came we found 2 Jesuists with the Govr. & he demandª of Mr Collings why he did him no notice that we would Come as he had desired he told his Lordship he did not understand him but the Jesuist & Gov insisted on Our beginning with the Indians upon which Condition he would Send for them we told his Lordship that he Surprized us to mention
*Missisquoi.
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any Such thing when we from our first arrivall de- clared we had no arrt to the Indians unless they Should desire a peace we had power to Conduct them to the English Govermt: with Safety on any Treaty they Imediately begun upon the Land we told them we had nothing to Say about that but told his Lord ship we had Convinced him that they were the Egressors & that he had Stopt us to hear their Story face to face & if they would Say any thing to us we were not onley ready to hear but to answer them-they have ben kept out of Sight Dureing the Time of their being in the Cyty till about 7 Clock P : M : 2 came under a Pretence to See Coll 14Schul- iers to our Lodging we Carefully avoided Speeking to them Save about our Captives where they were give them a Dram & they Smokd one pipe & Dis- pursed
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14 we went to the Govrs clear to buy Conoes for our voyage & had it there being an act ags. it in Even- ing I Saw 2 Enemys who told me they had 3º Rollings Children & would sell them for 400 Livers apeice I told them I had not Liberty to Buy them but I un- derstood their mother would be here one day who had made friends, & no D' would be in a Capacity to redeem them ffoul weather
15 in after noon the Chieff of the nepising Came to See us & after the usuall Complemt of a Dram &c they told us that they to hear the Story from us between the Indians & us which we related to them but Quite Different from they had had from the Childrn for So they Call the Abinachas upon which they declared they were uterly agnt the warr from the beginning & beged yt we would See and Ent not to it we told them we had not powers to treate with them about a Peace but is as much as abinac In were Come up to
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Speak with us we would assure them a Safe Conduct to Boston where they might treat of Peace & if they could not agree upon articles they Should be Safely returned they answered that was very kind? they would perswad there tribe to it we sopose ym from the
16 The mohawks returned the Belts which was given them & told us that when they came to their Town their old men Liked and approved of it very well & according Send a young man with Some wampum to the enemies to Desire them to Come to their Town to Discourse about that affair the Indiens Seemed to Like it at first & Said they would goe but upon Sec- ond Considerations Said they would Enquire of the Gover: & went accordingly Upon their return the Storey was altered they returned the wampum & Said they would not goe which affronted the mo- hawks we had an Invitation to dine with the Gov- ernor
17 Accordingly we dine with the 22Govr while at Dinr the Captives arrived from St ffranceway who Brot us an Imperfect account that there was a row with the Indians that 50 or 60 Indians were killd on Some. Branch of Piscatagua river that the Indians at St ffran were in alarm & that Some of them was returned home very much affreid-& that one was wounded in the thy-After the Eve I went to wait on the Govr. about the Captives perticular Mrs. 30 Rollings he told me She was yet in the Indians tho in the hands of the french &c he told me he would use his utmost Indeavours to get her he Like- wise said if The Gentlemen Com would come in after noon on the morrow he would Have abinachey & would perswade them in to a good Humour & that they Should Speak to us first tho he said twas but a
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