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wanted to plant, and upon informing him so we were answered, that we must take them all, for they were sent in for that purpose. 23 We are now our own Cooks, dishwashers &;c Lining on our provisions that we brought with us from Pittsburgh and Franklin, Cornplanter ear- ly informed us early after our arrival how that they were scarce of Corn, occationed as he said by an uncommon overflow of the River last Spring, sometime after their Corn was come up, and by an early Frost in the Fall. When enquiring for meat Bacon at Pittsburgh to send up in the boat, we were informed that it was unne- -cessary to carry send meat here, for there was a plenty in this place, however we thought but not best to trust to an un- -certainty, and have therefore 120 Lb of Bacon coming up in the Boat. upon enquiry since we came here, we find me meat is not to be Obtained, about one pound of dryed meat, and four pounds fresh is all we got of the Indians while amongst them, so that the prospect of things