10th..
of October Wednesday 1804.
a fine morning wind from the S.E. at
about 11 oClock the
wind Shifted, to the N. W. we prepare all things ready
to
Speak to the Indians, Mr. Tabo & Mr. Gravolin came to brackfast
with us the Cheefs &c. came from
the lower Town, but
none from the 2 upper Towns, which is the largest, we
Continue
to delay & waite for them at 12
oClock Despatchd
Gravelin to envite them to come down, we have every
reason
to believe that a gellousy exists between the Villages for fear
of our makeing the 1
st. Cheif from the lower Village,
at one
oClock the Cheifs all assembled & after Some little Cerremony
the council Commenced, we inform
d them what we had
told
the others before i. e. Ottoes & Seaux. made 3 Cheif 1 for
each Village; gave them presents. after the Council was
over we Shot
the air guns which astonished them much, the[y]
then Departed and we
rested Secure all night, Those Indians
wer much astonished at my Servent,
they never Saw a black
man before, all flocked around him & examin
d. him from top
to toe, he Carried on the joke and made
himself more turribal
than we wished him to doe. Those Indians are not
fond of
Spirt
s. Licquer. of any kind
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