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take an Inventory of the Shop during his absence, which I did as follows viz^t 3 La: Red & Green Strip'd Blk^ts. 14 Blkts. 3 pts. 36 D^o 2½ pts. 7 D^o 2 pts. 3 D^o 1½ pts., 5 D^o 1 p^t 1½ Piece fine Aurora Striped Strouds, ½ Piece Red Striped Strouds, 4 p^s HB blue Strouds, 2 D^o Cam. blue Stds. 1 Piece Com. Red strouds, 11 Chiefs Coats, 6 La: Laced Capots, 1 Capot 4 Ells, 2 D^o 3 ½ Ells, 5 D^o 3 Ells, 11 D^o 2½ Ells, 12 D^o 2 Ells, 34 D^o ½ Ells[,] 28 D^o 1 Ells 9 pr^s Leggings, 47 p^rs La: Sleeves, 13 p^rs Moyen – a 12 p^rs Sma: Sleeves – 3 Callim^co Mautlets, 7 Callico D^o 21 Child^ns Robes, 1 Callico Shirt, 1 R.S. Shirt, 7 Nuns white Shirts, 11 Boys D^o D^o 12 Child^ns D^o D^o 1 p^r R.S. Trawsers, 3 p^rs Callico D^o 22 p^s Gartering, 6¾ Gro: Rings, 2 Gro: Hawks Bolls, 5 Gro: Thimbles, 2 Gro: Awls, 3 Gro: Gunworms, 16 Doz. fire Steels, 3 Sacks Flints 250 ea. 4 Rings Collar Rings Wire, 10 Rollsings Ear wire, 1 D^o Snare, 2½ Dozⁿ Clasp knives 3 Cartouche knives, 4 Dozⁿ La: knives, 12 Dozⁿ Small, 2½ Dozⁿ Razors 12 Laced Hats, 8 Cam v^t R^d Hats[,] 2 Masses blue Beads, 2½ lbs vermillion 10 Small worsted Belts, 10 pr^s worsted Hose, 7½ milld p^rs, 2 mill'd Caps 2 Dozⁿ Gimblets, 8 Steel Tobacco Boxes, 3 Glass'd Japanned D^o D^o, 4 Small pewter Basans, 3 Bayonets, 2 Hand Daggs – 2½ Dozⁿ P.C Look^g Glasses – 10 chiefs feathers, 2 Dozⁿ p^rs Scissors Small, 4 p^rs Buss Shoes, 1 Gray surtout coat 4 lbs net thread, 2 Bunches Holl^d Twine, 1 Net & Maitre, 11 kegs Hwines, 4½ D^o powder, 1½ Bale Kettles, 3 Cases Guns, 1 1/3 Sack Ball, 2¼ D^o Shot, 2 Bales Carrot Tobacco, 1 Roll Spencers Twist, ¾ Roll Brazil, 2 Stock Locks, 3 Gun Locks, 1 Case Knives N# 5, 10 Half axes, 6 moyen axes, 7 Cassetêtes, 53 Darts, 11 Broad Trenches, 35 narrow Trenches, 14 kegs mixd Rum[.]

Tuesday 31^st[.] My worthy Bourgeois return'd from the Forks and brought M^r Peter Grant with him to pass the new year[.]

January 1794

Wednesday 1^st[.] M^r Grant gave the men two Gall^s Rum & 3 F^ms Tobacco, after they had got their Morning by way of a New Years Gift[.]

Thursday 2^nd[.] M^r Peter Grant went home the little Hunter went with him to return to his Lodge.

Friday 3^rd[.] Sent Ten men to the Pine Fort for goods[.]

Saturday 4^th[.] M^r C. Grant Started on his return home to the Upper Post[.] As I was firing in Compliment to my Bourgeois departure with my own Musket a handful of powder I held blew up accidentally & burnt my hand & face a good deal[.] La Grue & Le frêne & four more of the Warriors came in for Tobacco & ammunition[.] Next day they left us having received as follows gratis La Grue 50 Rounds Ammunition & 1 F^m Tob: Le Grand frêne 20 Rounds Ammunition & ½ F^m Tob: Two other Chiefs & Le frêne's Brother got as much as the latter did each[.]

Monday 6^th[.] Little Fountaine returnd from the Forks & reports that La Grûe &c arrived there upon his heels and that Neil M^cKay

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