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  Clark
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  August 17, 1804
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  17th August Friday 1804. a fine Morning the wind from the S# E# I 
  collected a grass much resembling wheat in its grouth the grain like Rye, 
  also Some resembling Rye & Barly. a kind of Timothey, the Seed of 
  which branches from the main Stalk & is more like flax Seed than that 
  of a Timothey 
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  at 6 oClock this evening Labieche one of the Party Sent to the Ottoes 
  joined, and informed that the Party was behind with one of the Deserters M 
  B# Reed and the 3 principal Chiefs of the Nations ¬ La Liberty they 
  cought but he decived them and got away ¬ the object of those Chiefs 
  comeing forward is to make a peace with the Mahars thro us. as the Mahars 
  are not at home this great object cannot be accomplished at this time Set 
  the Praries on fire to bring the Mahars & Soues if any were near, this 
  being the usial Signal. 
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  a Cool evining two Beaver Cought to day. 
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