Camp River Dubois, Illinois — Charles Floyd: May 15, 1804
Rainey morni[n]g fair wind the Later part of the day
Sailed som and encamped on the N. side some Land Cleared
the Soil verry Rich.
Sal
ewensday may 16″ 1804
Set out eriley this morning plesent arrived at S‘ Charles
at 2 oclock Pm_ one Gun Fired a Grait nomber of Friench
peaple Came to see the Boat &* this place is an old French
village & Roman Catholieck Some amerrican setled in the
Countrey around.
1 He is reckoning by the New England shilling —six to a dollar. — Ep.
1804] FLOYD’S JOURNAL
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