To AND Prom Connmoricur, 1796-08 7 Oliver Culver Fireworks 1 Tent Jotham Atwater Axes hatche William Andrews Pocket Compass Stationary - 1 pensil 8 Horses 8 Saddles Soap thread Salt Candles lb 300 Pork 150° Flour Friday 9 June i797 Cleaveland Mr Ricuarp M Sropparn— Sir I wish you to proceede up the River to our Head Quarters which I am ata loss at present where it will be fixed— bot you may find it by taking the line between the 10th & 11th Ranges as we intend to give notice at the nearest Corners of the Townships on that Line— we shall go as far up the River as possible with our boat & most probable fix our stand on the bank of the River — Your Compass & Chain are gone forward You will be there informed where your business will be — I shall send a line to this place if I have an oppor- tunity after we have fixed our HeadQuarters [f you should not arrive at this place soas to get there in about thirty days after this date T think it will not be best for you to.go up the River unless you receive another Line from your very humble Servant Sern Prase72 Jounwats or Sern Pease Saturday 10th June 1797 Major Shepard & Esqr Warrens party took their departure about 44 past 10 0.C AM— Account of the Stores Sent up the River barrels flour 9 axes paper do Pork 4 hatchet Quills 8 Ib Cheese Chains Ink 30 Ib Rice Compass Wafer lcaz of Ginger Firework penknives 1 Ib Pepper Candles Jack do 50 Ib Chocolate hoes thread 108lb- Sugar Saw-Chisels needles 2 18 2/10 Rum Auger horse shoes — Whiskey 79/10 Inch Wine hammer & Nails Vinegar 101b Nails Marking Ink Soap Gimbles Scissors & 1/8 BL Salt Shave Gru Steel yard 2 Tents bag Pease 114,Bus 2 Guns & Ammunition 6 or 7 good Baggs heans 144B Stuffing Cloth 6 Ib Cannister tea Cordage little grinstone 15 pairs Shoes broken bunch Tobacco Saturday 10th June 1707 Major Spafford party & mine moved up the river about 4 OC P.M. we got within an hours work of War- rens Line Camped on the west shore high banks— left a frying pan thereTo ann From Connecricur, 1796-08 3 Sunday ith June CLEAVELAND 10th June 1797 Mr Joseric Tinker Sir I wish you to return and bring on another boat Load of stores as soon as possible to this place you will take 4 hands with you I wish to have such men return as are best pleased with the business of boating — I wish you a prosperous Voyage & Seru Pease CLEAVELAND J June 1797 Mr Davin Brarp Sir the surveyors have this day taken the bush we intend—build a Storehouse up the River—I wish you together with those men that came with the boats and are not to return with Mr Tinker to repair to our head- Quarters & take the charge of the stores— on our return from the Pensylvania Line— One or two of the Sur- yeyors will go exploring then if you chose you can accompany one of them You will take a boat up the river with 8 barrels of flour & 2 of Pork—some Chests &e which Mr Hart will shew you Yours &e Srero Pease Sunday Lith June 1797— We run a little beyond Peases or my line & encamped for the night on the east. shore— left a line at Tinkers Creek for the horse paxty we had some logs to cut off in order to pass for the horse party Monday 12th June — after we had passed an Is- Jand the water is shoal— he Atwater came up with the horses— he just before had killed 8 Rattle Snakes—6 of which he brought with him to cook —