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We passed the Villages on our Decent in veiw of Great numbers of the inhabitents Mandins is Village the Main Chief Big White & 2 others i e the Big Man or Sha-ha-ca and Came early to talk, and Spoke as follows, after Smoking, Viz.
The bottoms Covd. with wood, we have Seen no game on the river to day a prof of the Indians hunting in the neighbourhod passed a Island on the S. S. made by the river Cutting through a point, by which the river is Shortened Several miles- on this Isld. we Saw one of the Grand Chiefs of the Mandins, with five Lodges hunting, this Cheif met the Chief of the Ricares who accompanied us with great Cordiallity & Sermony Smoked the pipe & Capt.
I expect the Chief in the next Town will tell you the Same to move on & open the road you Come here & Derect us to Stay at home & not go to war, we Shall do So, we hope you will when you get to the Mandins you will tell them the Same & Cleer the road, no one Dar to Stop you, you go when you please,
To the 3rd Chiefs a medal with the impression of a man Sowing wheat. 4th Village 1 Ea pa no pa- Two taled Calumet bird young Chief 2 War he ras sa the red Shield young Chief of Big belley-big town Wind S. E Ka gar no mogh ge the 2d Chief of the 2d Village of Mandins Came the 30t of Octr. and Spoke to us as follows. Viz
Jessomme of the Chiefs of the Different Nations I prosent ajar to the Chiefs wife who recved it with much pleasure our men verry Chearfull this evening- we Sent the Cheifs of the Gross Vantres to Smoke a pipe with the Grand Chef of the Mandins in his Village, & told them we would Speek tomorrow.
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