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Oh, Geoffrey, remember the past! Be faithful be just to your loving wife, From Geoffrey Delamayn to Anne Silvester. "DEAR ANNE, Just called to London to my father. They have telegraphed him in a bad way. Stop where you are, and I will write you. Trust the bearer. Upon my soul, I'll keep my promise. Your loving husband that is to be, "WINDYGATES HOUSE Augt. 14, 4 P. M. "In a mortal hurry.
Augt. 3d Camped on the upper point of a large Sand bar L. S. Misquters verry bad. Some place near Conncill Bluff will be the most proper place for a tradeing establishment, for maney of the nations, the distance is to the Ottoes one Days, Ponies 11/2 days, to the Mahar, 2 days, to Loups 2 Days & a half 16 or 1800 men-and convenient for Some bands of the Sues,
But there is much to record between the period of purchase and the sale to Canada. I here give to the reader some letters of the Duke's relating to these negotiations generally: "DOWNING STREET, "14 Augt. 1862.
Pryor to proceed on moderately and if possible encamp with us every night. after dinner had my baggage put on board and Set out, and proceeded on tolerable well to the head of the 3000 Mile Island on which we had encamped on the 11th of Augt last. the Canoes passed Six of my encampments assending, opposit this island I encamped on the East side. the Musquetors were troublesom all day and untill one hour after Sunset when it became Cool and they disappeared. in passing down in the Course of this day we saw great numbers of beaver lying on the Shores in the Sun. wild young Gees and ducks are common in this river. we killed two young gees this evening.
"It is thought that Lord Hood will not attempt a Scrutiny. One of Ld. Hood's votes was discovered to be a carrot-scraper in St. James's Market who sleeps in a little Kennel about the Size of a Hen Coup. "Augt. 5th The Election decided in favour of Ld. J.T., who was chaired and attend'd by a Procession of a mile in length. On his Head was a crown of Laurel.
I am this day favoured with yours of the 6th Augt. containing the report of Isaac Gians concerning the Cruelties of the Indians. It is true they have made sacrifices to their revenge after the massacre of their women & children some being known to them to be perpetraters of it, but it was done in my absence or before I could reach any of the places to interfere.
"EDW. WATKIN, Esq., "21, Old Broad Street, London." And if further proof were wanting that these gentlemen deserved the previously-quoted strictures of the Duke, always bearing in mind the trouble, responsibility and expense incurred, mainly at their instance, upon the Pacific project, the following gives it: "No. 1107. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, QUEBEC, "1st Augt. 1863.
The brief, but official account of this battle is given by the commanding general, in these words. Head Quarters, First Artillery Corps, North-western Army Prairie des Chiens, Augt. 25, 1832. SIR: I have the honor to report to you that I crossed the Ouisconsin on the 27th and 28th ultimo, with a select body of troops, consisting of the regulars under Col.
Bishop or Leiftenat Bell or herself. "The testor is ready to giue oath to sd testimony. Standford, Augt 24th 1692." ELEZER SLAWSON "A woman for pease" A good word "The testimony of Elezer Slawson aged 51 year.
"MONTREAL, "17th Augt. 1863. "Along with this I send you a letter which, though marked private, treats only of our affairs, in such a manner that it may be laid before the Duke of Newcastle. It ought, I think, also to be laid before Sir Edmund Head, and I shall refer him to it for my views.
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