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JOURNAL OF ROBERT ROGERS THE RANGER ON 

HIS EXPEDITION FOR RECEIVING THE 

CAPITULATION OF WESTERN 

FRENCH POSTS 

(October 20th, 1760, to February 14. 1761) 

The 8th I halted at this Town to Mend Our Mogosins, & Kill some Deer, the 

Provisions I brought from Detroit, being entirely Expended, I went a hunting 

with ten of the Rangers, and by 10 o Clock Kill'd More Venison than we Wanted.

On the 10th Set out Travelled E : S : E : half a Mile, Cross'd a Meadow three 

quarters of a Mile Wide, East half a Mile S : S : E One Mile, S : E : half a Mile 

Cross'd a Brook running East, travelled S: E (23) Four Miles and Cross'd a 

Brook run[n]ing E: by N: Travelled S: E: One Mile, E: N: E: One Mile, 

Cross'd a large Creek about ten Yards Wide, it Runs W : S: W : E : S : E : half 

a Mile, travelled up a Small Brook about half a Mile to our left where we en- 

camped; this Day on our March Kill'd tree Bears & two Elks besides other 

Game.

On the 12th travelled S : E : half a Mile, East two Miles, Cross'd a River about 

20 Yards Wide on the Ice, the River runs N : Travelled S : E : half a Mile, E : 

by N : half a Mile. S : E : One Mile, East One Mile, & came to the same River 

we Cross'd this Morning, at this place it is about 23 Yards Wide, a Swift Cur- 

rent runs South, at this River encamped, this evening went a hunting for Beaver 

killed some.

13th. At this Town I stayed till the 16th in the Morning to Re- 

fresh my Party, & get some Corn of the Indians to Boil with our Venison. 

[Signed:] Rob Rogers 

New York February 27th 1761 

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