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Oct^r 94

Thursday 9^th[.] Le Pere du Grimaceu & band traded & went off[.] Three Assinibouans came from the Buffalo Parc with two Horses for Sale[.]

Friday 10^th[.] The men of the Grand maison bought one of the Horses to draw their wood – and those of Little Houle's House bought the other for about 23 pluës each[.]

Saturday 11^th[.] Tabault, Le gros français, La Graine &c arrived & made the following presents viz^t Le Michinaway du Chien fou 30 p^s meat & Grease[,] Gave him 7 Gall^s, Tabault 34 p^s meat & Grease[,] Gave him 7 Gall^s, La Suerie qui marche 28 p^s meat & Grease[,] Gave him ½ a keg, La Graine 9 Skins & 31 p^s meat & Grease[,] gave him a large keg[,] Le grand nez 30 p^s meat & Grease, Gave him 7 Gall^s[,] Le Ruffin 11 Skins & 18 p^s Meat & Grease, gave him 7 Gall^s[,] Le Gros Français 36 p^s Meat & Grease[,] gave him a keg[,] L'homme qui s'encule 32 p^s meat & Grease[,] gave him 7 Gall^s[.] Tabault would have had a keg had not he work'd for M^r Peter Grant all last winter[.]

Sunday 12^th[.] They were very troublesome at the trade being all in the wind[.] Settled with them the best way we could & they went away chiefly well Satisfied[.] Three young Assinib^s came for Tobacco who brought the Grot Ecureuils writ and Started on their return directly[.] Glorious weather we sawed parsnip seeds yesterday before the arrival of the Savages[.]

Monday 13^th[.] Calculated the pickets wanted for circumventing the Fort Say 1000^m about 60 to a Man[.] Eight young men Assinib^s came for Tobacco from the Grand Diable, Cato, &c[.]

Tuesday 14^th[.] Le Grand Diable himself came for Tobacco on Horseback & as soon as he got it went off the reason of his coming at all was that we had not sent enough by his Messenger for he says he has 125 young men (Watombaghenatons) with him & will be here tomorrow[.] Spent a Roll Brazil Since the arrival of the Canoes & in the same time mixd four kegs Hwines[.]

Wednesday 15^th[.] Grand Diable & band arrived & made the following presents, Himself 9 Skins & 30 p^s Meat & Grease, gave him a large keg, Le Menton de Galloche 50 p^s meat & Grease[,] gave him also a keg, L'Irroquois 5 Skins & 43 p^s meat & Grease, gave him a keg also[,] Le Bonnet Jaune 10 Sk^s & 44 p^s Meat & Grease[,] gave him a keg also[,] Cato fils du Grand Diable 1 Wolf 42 p^s Meat & Grease, gave him a keg also[,] Gendre de Tabault 72 p^s Meat & Grease[,] Gave him 2 half kegs, Le frere du Chien fou 7 wolves & 46 p^s m^t & Grease[,] Gave him a keg[,] Le Vieu Scioux 12 p^s meat[,] gave him 2 Gall^s[,] Kikikogonine 23 p^s Meat & Grease[,] gave him a ½ keg[.] They drank all night – famous fellows[.]

Thursday 16^th[.] They all traded & went away[.] Sent off the Grand Diable with a vollé of musketting, flag flying[.] They left in our possession 100 Skins, 3300^lbs pounded meat[,] 383 Bladd^s Grease & a Cord of Dried Meat[.]

Friday 17^th[.] Sawed Onion seed, Bibeau & Petit Jean came from upper Regions & parted with Faignau & Desmarais near the Corne du Cerf[.]

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