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the Breaches were Coming off our Legs, Mr Aumack 

 & Anthony sHded by into one and Joseph & myself 

 into Another, to force Acquaintance with the strangers 

 being of course necessary a Conversation ensued that 

 Lulled Me a Sleep, and Nothing but the Want of 

 Blankets Kept Me. from Resting Well, for I soon found 

 a Place between the Tugs that Supported about lo 

 lbs of Wild Turkey Feathers to save (?) , My roundest 

 Parts from the Sharp Edges of An Homespun Bed- 

 stead — 



The Morning broke and with it, Mirth all about us, 

 the Cardinals, the Iowa Buntings, the Meadow Larks 

 and Many Spcies of Sparrows, chearing the approach 

 of a Benevolent sun Shining day — dressed and about 

 to take a View of all things in this Place, Met a Mr 

 Thomas known formerly when in the Paragon Steam 

 Boat — he introduced Me generally to the Medley 

 Circle, around, and from thence took Me to a Keel 

 Boat to receive the Information I Wanted about the 

 Upper Countries through Which this Noble Stream 

 Meanders — think of My Surprise at seeing here a Man 

 who 1 3 years ago gave me Letters of Introduction at 

 Pittsburgh (Penn) for Men in Kentucky — this Was 

 Mr. Barbour the former Partner of Cromwell — he Met 

 Me with great Cordiality, told me of the absence of 

 the Governor, the Indian agent and also that the Osage 

 Missionaries had proceeded about 150 miles up to a 

 Place called the Rocky Point. 



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