Saturday the 28th. of December 1805
rained as usial the greater part of the last night and a continuation
this morning accompanied with wind from the S East
Derected Drewyer, Shannon, Labeash, Reuben Field, and
Collins to hunt; Jos. Fields, Bratton, Gibson to proceed to
the Ocean at some conveneint place form a Camp and Commence
makeing Salt with 5 of the largest Kittles, and Willard
and Wiser to assist them in carrying the Kittles to the Sea
Coast. all the other men to be employed about putting up
pickets & makeing the gates of the fort. My Man Y. verry
unwell from a violent coald and Strain by carrying meet from
the woods and lifting the heavy logs on the works &c. rained
all Day without intermition. the Weather verry worm.
