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March 1795

Sunday March 1^st[.] [A] very fine day[.]

Monday 2^nd[.] Cut 140 additional Taureaux[.] Michinaway du Chienfou came in & made a present of 8 Buff. Robes – returnd him ½ a keg[.]

Tuesday 3^rd[.] LaBrie, Charbonneau, & one of Peter Grants men came from Mountain a la Bosse who brought me 10 Carrots Tobacco[,] 7 Dozⁿ La. knives, 12 Dozⁿ Small D^o[.] Swept the Snow off the Hangard[.] [A] Strong thaw these 3 days[.]

Wednesday 4^th[.] Young Azure, Labrie, Fortin La branche Peter Grants men Started for the Upper Fort M^r Grants[.] Petit Jean, Gadorie & Ducharme arrived from Moun^t a la Bosse about mid-day & brought a Roll Brazil and ½ a Sac flour[.] S^t Denis, Charbonneau, & S^t Pierre set out for Mountⁿ a la Bosse to court the Foutreau's daughter a great beauty[.] The opposite hills bare in many places – thawing fast[.]

Thursday 5^th[.] Six men arrived from M^r Grants for pieces & two from River La Coquille on the same errand – one of them a F^t Dauphin man say Fra^s Faignan[.]

Friday 6^th[.] Gave the upper Fort men their pieces & wrote to M^r Grant[.]

Saturday 7^th[.] La Bine & the other men from above Started for home[.]

Sunday 8^th[.] Four young Assinib^s came for Tobacco &c from the Grand Diables Lodges[.] They made a present of 10 plues for Rum, Gave them 3 Gallons[.] L^s Houle's wife brought to bed of a Daughter[.]

Monday 9^th[.] Bellair & Coquotte came from Mountain a la Bosse to Stay here the one having changed with Charbonneau & the other with Bedard[.]

Tuesday 10^th[.] An Assinib. arrived for Tobacco saying his lodge is but a Short way off at a Cow he kill'd on his way to the Fort & will be in tomorrow morning[.]

Wednesday 11^th[.] Some of the above mentioned Indians appearing I suspect the fellows told a pack of lies[.] Shovelled out a few Inches snow that fell last night[.] Next day more snow fell – nothing else[.]

Friday 13^th[.] Faignan's nephew from F^t Dauphin endeavor'd to return home but missing the route in the Prairie de la Corne de Cerf Cerf returnd to the Fort confused[.]

Saturday 14^th[.] S^t Denis & S^t Pierre returnd from Mountain a la Bosse with the afflicting news of poor John Miln's death which happen'd last Sunday 8^th Instant[.] His sickness & death both happen'd suddenly & shows how necessary it is to be prepared for that awful change that cannot be reacted over again[.]

Sunday 15^th[.] La Binne & Sayent came from M^r Grants with letters from Mess^rs Thorburn, Grant & Falion[.] M^r Grant writes me has now on hand 24 Bales Furrs & the latter sixteen – About 60 packs[.]

Monday 16^th[.] The first thaw these 10 days[.]

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