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Shippingsport Nov. 1827.
stolen $30 from my trunk we searched
her trunk and [be.?] but found nothing
of it, but we still believe that
she has stolen it, we say nothing
about it to her in hopes that it will be
by accident found where it is.
Nov. 30. Work on the canal for the
estimates, which I went to Louisville
to deliver to the Sacratary* [Secretary] of Louisville
& Portland Canal Company
Dec 1. Saturday. I finished reading my
Element of general History, and com
menced reading in Mackenzie's voyages from
Montreal to the [frozen?] of Pacific Oceans.
Nothing to do on the canal I spent the
greater part of the time in reading in
the above mentioned Books. I expect
to commence going to school as soon
as Darius comes here which I expect
will be within two or three weeks from
this time.
*[faber?] Orthography

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Shippingsport Ky. 1827.
Dec 2. Sunday. Mother having the ganders, * vulgarly called jaundice
Father and myself went into the woods in
search of wild berry bark, which we found to
be verry [very] scarce. The rest part of the day I spent
in reading in the Book above mentioned
Dec 3d I took a long trip after the
cow, this morning, after which I spent my
time on the Lock till night.
Dec 4th Tuesday at Rainy day I spent my
time in reading in Mackenzie’s voyages.
Dec 5th It rained nearly all day today
though not so much as yesterday. There
has been no work done on the Canal for
these two days. I spent my time in reading
Mackenzie’s Voyages. This book gives an
account of two voyages, both commencing
at fort chippiwoyan [Chipewyan?], on the west end of
the lake of the Hills, In 1789 he went
down Mackenzie’s river to the [Frozen?]
Ocean. And in 1793 he went up the
Peace River to the Rocky Mountains