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past preparing to take his departure for the U. S. in the Brig May Dacre, Capt. Lambert.

Tuesday 1st Sept. 1835.

D. Lee by request attended the funeral of Lewis Shangarati at Campment Du Sable & returned late in the evening quite unwell with ague accompanied by J. L. on his return from Vancouver. Have heard this day that the Indian who has lately visited us, although he ap- peared satisfied, was nevertheless quite dissatisfied and intended taking the life of Messrs. D. Lee & Shepard the night he tarried here but was prevented from executing his design by another indian w r ho accompanied him. This may be true it may be false, the report came from the Indians on the other side of the river, with whom he had a skirmish after he left here & killed several of them.

Tuesday 8th Sept.

Messrs. Lee, Edwards & Shepard have all been sick with intermitent fever, now on the recovery Sophia Charponca an orphan (about four years old) was taken this day into the mission family.

Tuesday 29th Sept.

D. Lee left the mission House accompanied by P. L. Edwards. The former for Vancouver to obtain medical assistance being afflicted with a pain in the chest, the latter for the Brig in which he is expecting to embark for the United States.

Tuesday 13th Oct.

Heard this day that D. Lee by the advice of Dr. Mc- Loughlin, has embarked on board one of the Hudsons Bay Go's ships bound to Oa-hoo. This measure has been deemed advisable for the re-establishment of his health P. L. E. has in consequence of this relinquished the idea of leaving at present. J. Lee gone to Campment Du Sable to settle the affairs of the late Louis Shangarati and bring his family to this place, having been appointed thereto by Dr. McLoughlin.