AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Thursday November 16**^, 1820 



We floated only about Two Miles & Landed at 

 America — to sell some Articles; people very sickly, a 

 miserable place altogether — took a long Walk this 

 Morning — [and] this afternoon Cap<^ C. Joseph & I 

 took a Skiff and spent the afternoon hunting, but 

 killed nothing — Saw Two Black Hawks = 



At our Return at Night found M"^ Aumack in Bad 

 humor, and after We had retired to our Cabin for the 

 Night, Received a Humorous Lesson that I shall Never 

 forget — 



My Dear Children if Ever you read these trifling 

 remarks pay your attention to what follows — 



Never be under what is Called obligations to Men 

 not Aware of the Value or the Meaness of their Conduct 



Never take a passage in any State or Vessel without 

 a well understood agreement between you & the 

 owners or Clerks & of all things Never go for Nothing 

 if you Wish to save Mental Troubles & Body Viscisi- 

 tude 



Well aware that I shall never forget this Night as 

 Long as I live, I close [here] 



The old Washington Steam Boat came along side of 

 us Took 70 barrels of salt rais*^ steam and made herself 

 fast about 2 miles Below — 



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