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  Clark
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  December 4, 1805
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  December 4th Wednesday 180151 Some little rain all the last night and this 
  morning after day the rain increased and Continued 
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  I despatched Serjt# Pryer & 6 men to the Elk which he had killed 
  yesterday, with directions to Save the meet and take loads to the River 
  below in the next great bend ¬ a Spring tide which rose 2 feet higher 
  than Common flud tides, and high water at 11 oClock to day ¬ wind from 
  the S# E in the after noon hard wind from South ¬ rained all day, 
  moderately the Swells too high for me to proceed down, as I intended, I 
  feel my self Something better and have an appetite to eate Something 
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