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1850
May Sunday 12^th Cont^d
coming on now— I propose starting early tomorrow
for York factory, having now all documents
&c completed & everything prepared to hand
over to W^m Oman, & Finlay Munro,
who is apponted to keep his accounts
& do the most important parts of the business.

Monday 13^th Wind South and West— we
had rain this morning M^r Chester Started
at two this morning the people employed
the Same a before except Finlay at
triming goose caskes 2 more Esquimaux
arrived and Indians for a Supply of
Ammunition

Tuesday 14^th Clear and cloudy wind Northwest
and mild Anderson in the forge macking
Nails Dunning and Gibeault at the Still house
Garriok & Croy Sawing the boy cutting fireWood
Finlay unwell, two Indians brought the
First goose they got 5 Lbs Potmeate 1 yard
Tobacco & fulfil three Indians ware Settled
with one goat

20 martens
2 Beaver
2 Otters
& Snow Shoe Netting

Wednesday 15^th Cloudy all day wind Nwest
the people at the Same as yesterday
three of our Seal hunters arrived Late
night Finlay unwell

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May Thursday 16^th Fine clear day wind North
West two more of our Goose hunters arrived
to day no word of the rest as yet
three men at the Still house Croy at
the Seane Anderson macking hinges for
the gates Villeneuve cutting Firewood and
Garriock unwell

Friday 17^th Wind Norwest blowing Croy at
the Lean Anderson and Villeneuve laying
out Deer skins to Dry partley in the
Forge macking Irons for the Launch
Dunning not well Garriock chassing bars
Gibeault at the house & Finlay & four
more of our Seal hunters arrived this
morning and Settled with them and got
as Followes

96 parcht	6 white Foxes
7 wolves	6 Coils Line
5 Wolverines	5 blade Shewes
4 Seals blubber

Saturday 18^th Wind north west and cold and
Snow in the morning the people employed
much the Same as before Dunning unwell
two of our Goos hunters arrived this Evening
and Seal Hunters and Settled with and got
as Followes

30 Martens
42 parcht	3 Lr: Beaver
14 wolves	1 otter
2 wolverines	1 brown Bair
22 white Fox	1 brown Cub
1 Coil Line	1 black Cub
and Little Meat