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��hard so that we had to strech a blanket

8th We went a Little above the mouth of Amunoosuck River to a Camp it rained all day before we got to the Camp we were very much wet and lay the night following

9th Set up the river early in the morn- ing ami went up a smart pair of Falls and got in Sight of another pair and Campt

10th Set up again early and went up three pair of falls this day and between sunset and dark arived at the mouth of Peezumsuck River Campt on an island

11th being Sabath day it began to Snow We searched and found some bark that an Indian had peel'd and we peel'd some White burch bark and erect- ed a Camp it snowed all day and John Lahee came and Campt with us

12th We borrowed Lahees burch bark Cannoe and went up Peezumsuck as far as we could so as to get back that night it was an hour or two after dark before we got to our Camp

13th Went up Conecticut River and found the Corner between the River towns that we were to run from and run as far as we could for Huricane and Snow on the bushes so that we see where about we should cross Peezumsuck and re- turned to Camp

14 Set up Peezumsuck on foot for we could not take our Cannoe by reason of Exceeding Steep and Great falls trav- iled up we suppossed 10 or 12 miles and Campt

15th & 16th Spent in viewing the Country we went up the river as far as the first Crotch and back of the river and returned to our Camp at the mouth of the river the Wether Exceeding Cold we crossed the mouth of the Pee- zumsuck on the Ice the river was froze over in general and Snow ancle Deep

17th We set off for home and traviled the most of the day on ice could go from point to point of land in General.

18th being Sabath day we got in to Col : Bailys by night Crost the mouth of Amunuzsuck on the ice

19th & 20th fitted out with Provis- ions and came to Maj'r Tapplins and

��lodged there that night

21st Set out and came as far as the 10 mile tree and Campt

22d lay by

23d Traviled 12 miles to Capt Brain- ards camp in Rumney

24th Came to Capt Hobarts camp in Plymouth and Campt

25th being Sabath day Traviled 18 miles

26th Came to Boscawen and lodged at Capt Fowlers 27 Came to Capt Tods and lay there

28th Came home.

Math'w Patten Robert Walker

��Mr. Patten also kept a diary for many years and we extract from it the follow- ing further information about u Cho- hass," as he was pleased to spell it:

" 1764 Oct. 15th I set out with Deacon Robert Walker to go and view a town- ship above Cohass that Col : Goffe is get- ting and arived at Pennkook and lodged at Mirs Osgoods

16th I lodged at Bowins at Bakers- town 18th Ariv'd at Plymouth

25th We set out from Plymouth to go Co : os and Campt over Bakers River and afterwards was Informed that my moth- er Departed this life about Midnight af- ter a considerable lingering Illness

26th It fell a snow at Bakers River of 7 inches deep Exceeding wet and Solid and we built a Camp

27th My mother was inter'd and we lay by 28th was Sabath day we lay by

29th We proceeded on our journey in Company' with Mr Locks family and Campt at the 15 mile tree

30th We arived at Co : os and lodged at Maj'r Tapplins

31st ariv'd at Col : Bayleys and tar- ried there untill the 7th of November in which time we made a Log Canno

November 7th Set up Conecticut River 10th We arived at the mouth of the

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