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254 CHARLES HENRY CAREY

Friday 17th March.

Welap-tu-lekt left us in our canoe he has taken with him Maria, Susan and James, also Clarrissa his daughter who has for several weeks past been sick with a fever and is apparently near her end. We have told him that she is not fit to be moved but as he is set upon taking her to Vancouver to the hospital, we do not deem it pru- dent to urge the matter he is intending to proceed from Vancouver on a visit to his people. Maria & Clarrissa are to return it is however doubtful whether C. lives to reach V .... r

Tuesday 21st March.

J. Lee was called to bury the mortal remains of Hec- tor McGilvery a half breed young man aged about 21 y at Campment Du Sable, he died on the 19th Inst while at the Campment Du Sable he by request baptized Joseph, son of Mr. McKay, who is sick of consumption. Thursday 23d March.

J. Lee was called to Campment du Sable to bury the remains of Joseph McKay who died yesterday Aet. about eight years.

Tuesday 28th March 1837.

Maria returned from Vancouver and informed us that Clarissa died just at the moment of their landing at V. on the 25 Inst. and was buried there. Welap, Susan & James have gone up the Columbia Clarrissa was an active promising girl about ten years of age, learned well and was much loved in our family. Saturday 1st April 1837.

J. Lee was requested to go to Campment du Sable to baptize a child of Mr. Longter he accordingly went tar- ried over night, held a meeting on the Sabbath and on Monday united a couple in matrimony & returned to the Mission house.

Friday 28th April

Death has been permitted to enter our dwelling and remove an inmate of the family Ann Webster died about