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1857
Selkirk Settlement Red River Hudson Bay [illegible]
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Dear Charlie

I am pretty well north - 60
miles north of U.S. line andI'm going 20
miles further tomorrow - I am getting
to have a "kind "er" "va" sorter va" desire to
be at home and as cavaliers train of
carts cannot start for crow wing for
8 days yet I will go with them.

This gives me a week in this Settlement
I will be at crow wing about oct 10^th
at St Pauls at least as early as oct 20^th

I am quite well - Mr Cavalier is
kind enough to let me have some money
so Ill not run short - Ill provide ^a good
buffalo skin and slub warm going back, and
have a good time probably - It is getting
rather cold here about like 6 weeks later with
you at home - and as insects will soon hole
up I feel less anxious to stay longer

I dont feel in good trim this morning
and the mail starts from here to day so
must even let this scrap go - Ill
have lots of queer stories to tell you, Ive
tried to keep y my eyes open to customs
etc. Shall see much more in going
back by Crow wing which takes me through
the head waters at the Mississ[page torn]