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.Ex:pqn¢t.\s SJtppel'& lodging 2 .. 6

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I. paid ~lajOl' Spa1fol'd"2/6 .. T'holTowe"d"oI l'tfl'Mo'rle;r :OileDoUat· CiL~6~])1' ·to. a sitting p~i~ .. ;~/2 Dollar.

Afo{fj 1 tuJi,: Morl~~ Cr b:/ a~p~y¢'~ of Bread tV 4i Dollars.

l(Tr'i clay 19P" Maw 1-79'7' I ~ta'rted from. Chipa way with,,2 bOla. ts lbj PI' Spaif:6:rd :~oDk the Gh~ ge of tm_€t",.'¥. IDys~f' th;e.·: other-> We reached Buffaloe Creek before-

:night; we . found i.ha,t,the .hin"d- p'utY~had b¢~,n, her~ ever "sm<;-e l~t tues€l..1.y they' had bOJlg'ht .seme Bm;n- & borl'ow.ed.~sFlne ,& 'h&d ta.-k:¢n ftsP,' .. ~ .lived 'v~y sp:~·higlx· :rtia:jol' :Shep,ru::d Dod., Shepherd &; 'VVaT~ham Bhel)herd Cl;J.nii~ in. this e:v:ening with Jhr~c;::e horses .& S'li.lr''l'~$rorsCompass;

6' atv/t'(la,y fJOtlt,]Jt uy .17 in ~ The winds were 1:1\ l~ei(d we w~re .. Q1?~i.g:eq to Jay 'l:Iy~it_ proved a Itainy"day.lt .cleared or- Jt.,little· ·b:ef.q-]f~ nIght I paid. ,12/ 'fOl~ horse ,shoeing

S'lMtaa'JP21:st,],f all i797. A violent headwind which oontin.l1.¢"d. all 'fu.(y~,qtn.cl· Thund~r "& Ilfain-liQljol' Shephard set {(Jrl"<aI,d with the hOl'ses .&. ua ttle by fu.ndPhitlehl'l.~. nal~~~,e~r Dr t<j 1 ·qu~·t o.f. wine.

Mp,nlla/!12f$ May ;[797 I 'Wt of ·W,. Winney a p~.

Saddle well Ironed l2/

'l'if"Miliil1 h~i}d,"rinfL we 4-:r~ qblLg~d tp lay by Wer]m.eeda..y fiMth my 'nm at Laue-50-Ii meals, VVai~hiqg~-].{ilk- BuU:ei .2()J.6~'l l) .. ~n

Dact. 'I'heodoee Sh~pberd Dr to C~!;ih 27!.......,1Mlt1!_2' ~e . stai't~;p_ this rn;,otn~i~f about. t} ,o.C. Hre 'wind ahead but . moderate we reached. -the 18· mile point hefore :nO~:ll'i-· the Jiea.:d Wind. lill.cr:eMe'S/ w:e reached G.ata)\ra vra;g.uS"',abo~t 4 d.C.p.m, & ~ntiri.rupe4:" .. :h:~j·,~· ,\,.~ ·tIiy·to:

Pto.crure:. an In~el'.pt~t~r hut p:?ul~ not-tbis nlgM the Indians; ,~tele some p'br~ &; lialll fi"ori1, us::,aQim.t 8 oil' 10 lb ..

T lky,!,siJ,a11- R.If~h M.ay 17:(l't we :s:~.al't~d thi~" mor:nit:l.g about. ,7"':O~C. not much wind some swell agoing a,boul9" ~,: Hro+t;1~, the wind '~~prj:o'g up fi·q.m 'ltre ~.Vl,t~ a..litHe fOl',"va:rd of the :be~un we continued to sil;il with _~t side winy'- an,ijl ~: little. after r~' whetl the win~ s,liited. direct. ~y ahead,:wewere;·6hUged. to. go. ashore. we' 'G~mp on the ,clast· $i!te or the s,a iar:ge. p,oiut-aftel.·le,aVi:ng.Buffruoe.

ni,;r;ht 'We f"ouIifd that the land par'ty .had been here ever siace last' .t,]j~d~y th~y :lfadpo~_gli't sume flour .& botrowed, stiine &; lind taken iish&' Iheil. very spa-dD:gly. ~1ij.ol· ,S,bep-,a;rd. DoM. 'Shepherd '& Wa::rllMl. S!1e;ph~d .cain~ in. ,thiS ev~ning with th1~ee hobu;s.'. &- 'Surveyors ·Compass.

Sittur-d(J/!/ '20 th May 'i 7fJ /. "I'he winds, were" a he,ad :\'ve,.W~l'e:..o~1i;g"ed to l$;yby'-' it pl'Q,"-ed a Rainy d;..y. it :cle~I~,e~d ~'of1' a litHe before' .night·. 1 paid l2'/ fal' horse

$hoeu~ .

81.liUda.;q·,:2.1st,May 1797 A violent head w.ind whieh continued 'al~ (J~y=-:-som~. T-hund,~r ~ BS)ill-.~f.a~]Dl' 'Sheljbfird~-set fm~nxd: with the horses ::,& cll:~hl.€hy la:n.dPliin~ha6' ]lru'kt?':t D.r -to 1 qJiM·t:?f win~.,

,!ff)rtd'dt'!lf}:~ JJJrly !.7fl.r I bot:o[ ',"V. Wmney a Pack Saddle' we"tLITImed raj

1'~a.ifd,a!!J li'eail_:wh"id w~· 'a'l:e oblig~~ to hty .~)~ W'edlUfsd4v' 24th, -my·.;BiU ,a.t Lane:~ll meals, ~~$·hirig-~r[Il¥-Buttk.r,2'!l!.6'h'J: D. ~31

Doet, Theodoee: ShepherdDr ,to 'Cash 2'7 !-3.37·W we[' $tar~d ~l:His D1otnn(g' '~b:QIit 6 O.C. tl'H~ wiild~ ahe-ad but moderate we reached th.e 1:8, mile-point before :O(l{')n~th-e head win~: incre,~.es.< we t€~h~he~~. Qat.a:wayl'awgus n.ho!Jt 4;·.o.e. p.m. & ~nealnplld-here we try ·br procure an mte~.Q.t~}:.;J;" q·\tt ,1:o~l1d riq1;-thi~' pight tJ~e; rn(ijaus, :stble- :!iO:til'e' pork -& hatn from ns ·ft;bcJElt,·g, ox 10 lb.

'1'h¥1",ul_(fj{$tith,lto-iJ 1:.1:91 we. ~ta)i.ed ·tliis'~nlQrnjng about :{:fj:C. not much ~wind sttttl:e' swell a,gfJingij..bljlu,t 9 ~~. ~() . .o.C. ~,l(~ ",!(riilq. flp;cirrg' up from tnii If;.vv. ? little fOl'w.~d o£ the -e, beam we., continued '~O -sail w{th a side: wina until.'·aJi'Hle.aftel' 12 whea the "'rnd,shifte~l dii'ectly,h.he~d:~!~·w~te: !6hliged to' go ashore we.eamp ~n" the east si.de~o£ ·th4?;· 3d laJ:'gepoint after l~ayin:g· Jln:ff aloe,

JJ!riQfl..y:t6th.)}la!!I t tfl1 we started ai liU1e Jthtll'.SllU,~ l·ise no wind the rotc" part of the 'd;ay the wind 'began to' l?l~e~¢"'f.l·Pllltbe:- N.E,. ijJ{Qut 11 O.C: AJvI. &; ahout i ()':C..~he: wind, was very. raym.n:a;ble &; continued s~~dly the r¢st,J;l;f the, d~y we h.~ld oUl; eourse wif.bo\lt i~ ~-p~hi:n~ snla of Presque Isle-we cattle up with the' Gm·ison s.;bout~ ,D.G. &, ~11'h7'~ af~ Qo)),ea.nght a HttJ'~' be£:o;re SS,lUh set- we made" no, step nOI' touehed land. after eur £rst setting out this day W~ foundgaod en.t¢l'&llOe into fhe C);'J;:ek $h<n_lt':2 O~c:. 'rtt :u.ight the.wind ;hl~~d & rolled in a. 1 al'ge, sea which bn;)'~ktJ:1i~ pa,nter'of done of OUl'~jJa'ti~ '& s¢t It a, drift-we were allarmed with n ,cry that, our boa ts .we1_'e -all gone t0heH-"",~e were resolved 't9 .faUow thcint-a~ there was no living withou t them-but Jhiply they were- not driven on t of the 'Cl'eek 'We, soon secured: th-etn &: $j3t _gt'lar,dS the~ rest ,q~" tije J1ig;M:-Vl!;e.· f Q~1)dtlmt lfi:-.Gun'.s Family had-removed :b~) Ciuyahoga,&,that lVIr. KID;gsbm'y his '\\"if~ &; one' 'qhildwere,' in a ~QW s,~{~ of henHh~--:"~'~f"aanl]nistered what relIef we ooilld~

Phinehas Ba;rke:r has-been unable tl) ,do-[uuch 1l,hqut 7" d~r~ ph;;t ·(jn ,~ci;fqU1rt .or' the Fe;ie.l' '&; ague-« ,

S atuJ!'ilay 1J1tl1'; M (IY t7J1Yl high. "W"estedy winds eon ~

~jde'rable Thunder & l'~l;{ti. '

Elijah. G:U:r:l Cr. by' one' .. barrel ,6f soft ,soap lacked ij Il'iCh~:s ,pf,:b.eing fiill_:_$t3..0'O

Kip,gsbur'yDr 'W 2' qt. S~h.erl·yWine~:oo I qt

S ph~its'., ' .

, , S u.udai) :0 Bt/A 1Jl a,y this d_ay we, spent in ti ttl;ng. eu t Surveyors eX:liI:~;nil:ring 'Compa,S}ii &c :B9t of Park l'Ib Powder' in e,x:cbange- -teil' ~ Ib~:& ,1Ja~1mH'e'.

M,O'ttda?j £!}tJt May I sent """ Illiam Andrews, 'l(.O P~'eS,que Isle ikit S;'1,dnIl:g fo~r'_Sa,ddle.,

Gave, him $2.15' for expenee lfoney & 'bo, b[f,y: some.. spfces.

.. N;ruf,h .. DQg"(("inttp"-34~ lb. l1'oq

.wihd· m.q,d¢~iate,d U~j"ol~}i.pa:ffbml ;~tai r teii ~ bout ¥z pa§.l~ 10 {to thiS-,'£'Ol'enOa:M to~tun thelirre betweenT@~"]:l~ 'slup·li¢! 1 {} &:: N;o n. 'm ;fh¢ m:s~ sl,{cqud atlid Thh"tt R.a:ut.g-es --E.xpe~!t'4o l)e 3.t- 1l..mtatnht at U:UE' end. of!5 J;!ttts _. gis, mdi1. {lre~ .S~Ii!;ll. ~If.~Dl:,d;, Li>T. $ahi'twd Am~zi At"Wa,t€r~ \Varham S'b;epha-;l'd~ Olbre:r Gu.lveir, Tb~s·. g.·den"& J ';n~iah Din'Ker his notSrts Rt.e litUe

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to 1 yd~ [toblJ;Se E.l"ofta Cle·tb .. , ...•. , .... ·$1.5_(J ,tq "3 ~J.~l. ,l~ga]ity' l)e'lO'ngll~g to Harlf"£tts

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18 ~v0bi.D.Gane·' Dr ID '21b Steel G)r by Ul.i~ettit!g a*M~:·

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