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July 1800, waiting and preparing for the annual ship
York Factory post journal.
HBCA, B.239/a/104, fos. 48-48d.
1800 July
18 Friday A.M. Calm clear fine Weather P.M. a strong Gale with several smart Showers of Rain. In the Morning Mr Sutherland Mr Kennedy and 12 Men set off down the River in Two Boats to set five fathom Hole Beacon and the usual number of Brigs for the fair way of craft coming up and going down to the Ship - the latter they were able to execute but the former they could not owing to the Sands not drying by several feet. Several Indians went away from the Factory…
