Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 13, 1806
On this day, John Ordway recorded a brief trade transaction with a local Indian, acquiring a sea otter skin in exchange for a small piece of tobacco—less than half a carrot's worth. The entry highlights the favorable terms of trade the expedition members were able to obtain from Native peoples in the Pacific Northwest region during their winter stay, with valuable furs being exchanged for modest quantities of tobacco.
bought a sea otter skin from the Indian for a peace of Tobacco
not the half of a carrit.
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Bought a sea otter skin from the Indian for a piece of tobacco, not the half of a carrot.
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