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Joshua Sharpless's Journal Into Indian Country, 1798

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Indians as a present, and some we pur- -chased, which we find a pretty good sub- -stitute for butter, and Cheese, by bitting a bit of Sugar, which is in a hand cake, with our Bread. – while at the lower Town we got 2 Quarts of Milk a day, but since we came here we have re- -cieved none, nor are there ever a Cow here. –- 25 several heavy showers last night, still wet this morning, about 10 OClock, it clear- -ed away, put up some fence to keep our horses of the Indians, Corn, as what little they have put in here, lies unen- -closed. the River has been rising all day, so that there is plenty of water for our Boat to come up. 26 mostly busy in getting a spot of land fit for the Plough, and some other necessary preparations, one of our number has been busy in plaistering the Cracks of our house, it having cleared up from Northwest last even -ing, and our house being very open we suffered with the Cold.