La Charette – first settlement, citizens cheer — John Ordway: September 20, 1806

eyes & unable to work our officers concluded to leave 2 Small
canoes which was done as we had room for the men without them,
we Set out eairly and proceeded on met a canoe & Several french-
man going up this R. trapping, nearly Sunset we arived in site of
S* Johns or Charrette village fired three rounds and was an-
swered by Some boatsman who who lay at this place & by the people
of the village we Camped here here is 4 batteaux bound for
the Mahars & other Indians our officers got 2 gallons of Whiskey
for which they had to pay eight dollars an extorinatable [extor-
tionate] price they got us some pork Beef and flour &C. the
french people gave us Some milk &C. &C.