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Feb^y & March '94

Sunday 23^rd4^th[.] My Bourgeois M^r C. Grant arrived from the Upper Fort of River Tremblante with Six men[.] He next day went to visit M^cKay at the Forks and Chamard &c met him on the way coming for goods[.]

Wednesday 26^th[.] M^r Grant return'd from the Forks[.] [A] beautiful Day[.]

Thursday 27^th[.] Paid Mary Lafontaine for Lacing 14 p^rs Snow Shoes & Ten Buffalo Skins She dress'd & cut into cords for the packs, and for cutting ten more Skins into thongs that were dress'd to her hand (15 Plues)[.] Les yeux jaune came in the night & traded[.] M^r Peter Grant came on a visit & passed the night with M^r C. Grant & I[.]

Friday 28^th[.] M^r Peter Grant went off late in the evening[.]

March

Saturday 1^st[.] M^r C. Grant set out on his return home, his intention was to await the return of the men sent for goods to the Pine Fort; an overcast mild day[.]

Sunday 2^nd[.] The Pine Fort men returnd after taking 24 days to perform the voyage – a thing unheard of – they brought 6 kegs HW^s 2 Bales Goods & 3 Sacs Ball[.] Clear cold weather[.]

Monday 3^rd[.] Sansouci & two more men left by M^r Grant got their loads and went after him[.] Le Grand Diable, Le Pensionaire Petit Plue &c came to the Fort & made a present the first of 21 Skins & a Buff. Robes; Le pensionnaire one of 8 Buff. Robes[.] Gave the former 7 Gall^s & the latter ½ a keg[.] Tranquille bought a Slave woman (i.e. taken in war) from the latter for two Horses & twenty Pluës in Goods[.] Gave the Hunter six fioles to drink with them[.]

Tuesday 4^th[.] Bought from the Petit Pluë Hugh McCracken's blue Horse for 20 Plues, He having got her from old Tranquille in past payment for a Slave woman of the Mandan Nation[.]

Wednesday 5^th (Ash)[.] Cut out more Taureaux for Minie to Sew[.] Started JB^te Huneau & others for the Pine Fort to bring Goods[.] [A] glorious day[.] Grand Diable &c went off early in the morning[.]

Thursday 6^th[.] [A] beautiful day[.] Chamard came from the Forks for goods – mix'd two kegs HW^s[.]

Friday 7^th[.] We have now in the Store 29 Bales Furrs & 9 D^o Buff. Robes – 57 to 60 packs[.] My tongue peeled in a Strange manner[.] I have two teeth grew behind the others this winter where I never had any[.] I am now twenty five years of age[.] These the French call Dents de Sagesse[.]

Saturday 8^th[.] I went to the forks to pay M^cKay a visit a beautifull day[.]

Sunday 9^th[.] I pass'd the day at the Forks & in my absence my Interpreter (Poitras) received a present from the Beaufrere du Joutreau of 14 Buffalo Robes & 8 Skins, and for […] La Qusue fourchêre another of and gave him a large keg[.] The Qusue fourchêre who was with him and he traded & went away[.]

Monday 10^th[.] I return'd from the Forks after inviting the gents there to come and dine with me next Sunday[.] Tuesday 11^th[.] The Chef des Enfants who came here sans dessein yesterday visited the forks to see what he could squeese out of the Traders there[.]

Wednesday 12^th[.] Ignace Jollifou arrived from Fort Dauphin & brought me a mess of fish in a present from M^r Belleau[.] Mr. N. M^cKay paid me a visit[.] Le vieu frêre came in sans dessein – paid of our Hunter[.] Sent a few Rounds Ammunition & a Pipe Tobacco to La Brûhe[.] Bellair & LaBrie Started for the upper Fort with three pieces[.]

Thursday 13^th[.] M^r N. M^cKay on his way home had to wade thro' a foot of water that ran over the River Lee[.] Dug Trenches to let the water run out

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