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  Clark
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  August 7, 1804
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  7th August Tuesday 1804 last night at 8 oClock a Storm from the N W# 
  lasted 3/4 of an hour let out late this morning wind from the North ¬ at 
  1 oClock dispatched George Drewyer, R# Fields, Wm# Bratten & Wm# 
  Labieche back after the Deserter reid with order if he did not give up 
  Peaceibly to put him to Death &c# to go to the Ottoes Village & 
  enquire for La Liberty and bring him to the Mahars Village, also with a 
  Speech on the occasion to the Ottoes & Missouries ¬ and directing 
  a few of their Chiefs to come to the Mahars, & we would make a peace 
  between them & the Mahar and Souex, a String of wompom & a Carrot 
  of Tobacco. proceeded on and Camped on the S# S# 
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  I walked on Shore with one man Collies, the bottoms Covered with very 
  Collin Killed an elk, I fired 4 times at one & have reasons to think I 
  Kiled him but could not find him, The Misqutors were So troublesom and 
  Misqutors thick in the Plains that I could not Keep them out of my eyes, 
  with a bush. in my absens Capt Lewis Killed a Pelican on Pelicans Island, 
  at which place maney Hundreds had Collected, they left 3 fish which was. 
  fresh and very good, we camped on the S# S# in a Streght part of the 
  river ¬  
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