Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 22, 1804
The weather was warm, and a large number of Native people came to the camp to trade. They brought corn, beans, and moccasins, and were willing to exchange these goods for a wide variety of items, including old shirts, buttons, awls, knives, and similar small articles.
warm. A great number of the natives came with corn, beans
and mockasins to trade, for which they would take anything
—old shirts, buttons, awls, knives and the like articles.
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Warm. A great number of the natives came with corn, beans, and moccasins to trade, for which they would take anything—old shirts, buttons, awls, knives, and the like articles.
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