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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
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23rd.. December Sunday 1804—
  
  
  
  
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23rd.. December Sunday 1804—

a fine Day great numbers of indians of all discriptions
Came to the fort many of them bringing Corn to trade, the
little Crow, loadd his wife & Sun with Corn for us, Cap.
Lewis gave him a few presents as also his wife, She made a
kittle of boiled Cimnins, beens, Corn & Choke Cheries with
the Stones, which was palitable This Desh is Considered, as
a treat among those people, the Chiefs of the Mandans are
fond of stayin' & Sleeping in the fort