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Feb^y 94

Sunday 9^th[.] LaBine & two more men Started for M^r Grants, Jollifoux Primault and the other three men from Fort Dauphin Started with their errand to rejoin their Bourgeois Mon^s Belleau[.]

Monday 10^th[.] Snowed much last night – a [s]tormy day[.] The Hunter's brother came in from the Buffalo pound (parc)[.]

Tuesday 11^th[.] La Brûche & an old Assinib. came in[.] The former made a present of 48 Skins, 11 Blad^s Grease & 4 p^s dried meat for a cloathing for his son, which I gave him with a Big Keg & Some fioles over[.] Gave the Hunter 6 fioles gratis[.]

Wednesday 12^th[.] Vieu frêre, Camarade de Paulette, Poitras' father, & five young men came in sans dessein from the Forks[.] La Merde l'Etungeau & two more assinibouans came en traite and made a present of 14 p^s dried meat, 6 Bladd^s Grease[,] 5 p^s Pounded Meat, 12 fresh Tongues & 4½ Skins; Gave him ½ a keg Rum[.] Gave the Chiefs at the Fort each a fiole in all 7 fioles[.]

Tuesday 13^th[.] Lafrance & Bertrand who went express to the upper Fort returnd & brought me a letter from M^r Grant inclosing one from Cardin at the Missouri[.]

Friday 14^th[.] Dubé who had gone on a promenade to the Forks came home with, 11 Buff. Robes, 7 Htkss. & two Guns he had won at Cards from M^r P Grant's men[.] [C]old Clear weather[.]

Saturday 15^th[.] In consequence of orders received from my Bourgeois by Lafrance & Bertrand I equiped seven men for the Missouri[.] [A] piercing Cold Day. [T]he Hunter Killd a young Buffaloe[.]

Sunday 16^th[.] Michinaway du Chienfou came en traite accompanied by 8 or 9 others (sans dessein)[.] Gave the Michinaway 3 fioles gratis & the Hunter 4 fioles[.] M^r Neil M^cKay Sent JB^te Bonneau to inform that the HB. are come up with their Goods on Sleas like the Goths seeking settlements to the number of 13 men headed by M^r John Sutherland M^r D^d McKay's Second[.]

Monday 17^th[.] JB^te Lafrance, Jo^s Dubé, Jo^s Tranquille, Hugh M^cCracken, Louis Houle, JB^te Bertrand & Ant^e Bourier Lavigne, Started for the Missouri en traite with credits chiefly ammunition to the amount of 382 Plues amongst them all[.] The petit guide d'Allard is to guide them the nearest route for 12 Plues or 1½ plue per man & a f^m Tobacco I made him a present of, more over the promise of a Gallon keg Rum at his return if he behaved well[.] M^r Jno Sutherland the HB master who came yesterday to the Forks paid us a visit, but I presume with a view to choose his ground if he liked this place better than the [the] Forks to set himself down at – in other words he came to Spy the nakedness of the Land[.]

Tuesday 18^th[.] La Bougresse & Bâtârd anglais, with two more chiefs sent for Tobacco[.] The Grimaceu's brother came in with another young man to trade two Robes for a coup & a pipe Tobacco[.]

Wednesday 19^th[.] M^r N. M^cKay Sent Chamard & Petit Jean for two Kegs Mix'd Rum (at mid night) they got their errand & departed of hand[.]

Thursday 20^th[.] Le Gros Français send for Tob. – came in the even^g & made a present of 16 plues & 6 Buff. Robes out of which I deducted his credit of 3 Skins & gave him 7 Gall^s Rum[.] Stormy weather[.]

Friday 21^st[.] [A] very cold Stormy day, the Indians remain at the fort to let the Storm blow over[.]

Saturday 22^nd[.] The Gros Français S[t]arted, a fine day tho' cold[.] 23^rd[.] [N]othing happend[.]

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