ouwillbealittlesurpriedwhenItellyouMrElyslittlegirlafewdaysagowastakenoutofthecreekfrdead.Theyworkedseveralhoursbeforeshediscoveredanywarmthinhrbody&hardlyanysymptomsofanimation.ImentionthisthatyoumaydoubleyourwatchfulnessoverlittleJulia
Boutwell tell Aitkin that Ely's daughter nearly drowned
snotcarrieaintoeffect-onthecontrarytheclerksaresentbacktoallthepostssaveone-RedCedarLakewherehissonwaskill
Aitkins didn't remove the AFC, just the one post near Red Cedar Lake
mbarkedwithMr.Aitkinf1:SandyLake,toaccompanyhimtoSaintPeter'stoattendtheTreaty.LeftmydearfamilyatFondduLacwithBr
Boutwell and Aitkin travel to Sandy Lake for a treaty
heAmer.FurCo.haveitincontemplationtoabandontheirtradingpostsinthosequarters.Iftheydo,itissomewhatdoub[t]fulwhetheritwillbesafeforamissionfamilytoattempttoresideatL[eech]Lakeatpresent.TheIndianswillbesomewhatexasperatedifthetradersWithdraw.Bythelatestintelligencefromthatquarter,welearntthattheexcitementhassomewhatsubside
Hall also informs Greene about the situation at Red Cedar Lake (Boutwell said it was Sandy Lake?) but says that it seems to have calmed down
isdeterminedtowithdrawallthepostswestofSLak
Aitkins wants to withdraw all posts west of Sandy Lake, which greatly worries Boutwell
tthetimeofthemelancholly[sic]occurrenceMrA.wasabsentfromthecountry.Hereturnedtohispost(SandyLake)onthenrstofJan.&ontheeightharrivedherewithapartyofmeninpursuitofthemurdere
Aitkins oldest son was murdered, and he went out with a party for the killer
WerecdonSat.Evelast,thedistressingintelligenceoftheMurderofMr.AitkinseldestSonAlfred
Mr. Aitkin's son is murdered
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the Red River Settlement according to Mesers Aitkins: 3-4,000 residents, including 1 bishop and 2 priests