NORTH AMERICA* 
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CHAP. IV. 
Having refted myfelf a few days, and by ranging 
about the neighbouring plains and groves, furround- 
ing this pleafant place, pretty well recovered my 
ftrength and fpirits, I began to think of planning my 
future excurfions, at a diftance round about this ' 
centre. I found, from frequent conferences with Mr. 
M'Latche, that I might with fafety extend my 
journevs every way, and with prudence, even into 
the towns and fettlements of the Indians, as they 
were perfectly reconciled to us, and fincerely wilhed 
for the renewal of our trade. 
There were three trading-houfes to be eftablifhed 
this fummer, each of which had its fupplies from 
the ftore on St. Juan, where I now had my refi- 
dence, and in which the produce or returns were 
to centre annually, in order to be (hipped for Sa- 
vanna orSunbury, and from thence to Europe. 
One of thefe trading-houfes was to be fixed 
about fixty miles higher up the river, from this place, 
by the name of Spalding's upper ftore ; a fecond at 
Alachua, about fifty miles weft from the river St. 
Juan ; and a third at Talahafochte, a confiderable, 
town of the Siminoles, on the river Little St. Juan, 
near the bay of Apalachi, about one hundred and 
twenty miles diftance. Each of thefe places I de- 
figned to vifit, before the return of the veflel to 
Frederica in the autumn, that I might avail my- 
felf of an opportunity fo favourable for tranfporti 
ing my collections fo far on their way towards 
Charlefton. 
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