Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 27, 1804
thick, we finished dobbing & covering & compleating the re-
mainder of our huts &.C. Cap* Lewis & command [Ms. too worn
to decipher] brought with them three chiefs from the upper village
of the Grovantaur. they apper to be verry friendly. Gave us a
little corn & were Glad to come & see us. they Sd that the Manden
nation told them that we we would do them harm, & that was the
reason they had not been to see us before, we had a dance this
evening. Rivet dances on his head3 &.C.
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