Only dates on these 6 pages are in 1798 and appear within the text. Notes in the original were very random, so they do not appear as shown here, so as to take up less space. Commodities and prices in the original are not shown here. Source: Lyman S. Draper Manuscript Collection, originals housed at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. Viewed on microfilm at the Alexandria Historical & Genealogical Library in Alexandria, LA. Series: Virginia Papers, Vol. 12, pp. 99-104. Items in brackets [ ] are likely what he was trying to spell. Items in parenthese ( ) are shown for clarity to the reader. Rivers in order (East to West) - Byo Tash [Bayou Teche], Vermillion, Monton [Mermantau ?], Gilky Shook [Calcasieu], Sabiene [Sabine], Angeline [Angelina], Naize [Neches], Trinity, Brais [Brazos], Coleradois [Colorado, not the one in CO & AZ], Guadaloope [Guadalupe], St. Ausspoce [Atascosa], Le Grande [Rio Grande]. Sabiene River the division between the Province of Louisiana & Texas, pronounced Tehas. (Distances shown) >From Appalusia [Opelousas] Church to Nackitosh {Natchitoches] 50 L [Leagues], (from Natchitoches) to Nacogdosh [Nacogdoches] 50 L, (from Nacogdoches) to St. Antoine [San Antonio] 200 L - or take the nearest way, the whole course is 250 L. >From Mouth of Red River to Auviole [Post of Avoyelles] an island (surrounded then and today by Bayou Jack & Bayou Choupique) on which is about 80 families 20 of which is Americans - then the Rapeeds Settlement [Post of Rapide] - small - 50 L to Nackitosh, then 20 L is the Raft [log jam], 100 L to Salt Rock. (Locations & some distances shown) Nachitosh on Red River - Nacogh. between Sabiene & Angeline - Antoine on St. Ausspoce, This is the Capital of Texas. Trinity, Naize and Kirky Shook (have) 10 feet water at (their) mouth. 53 L on a strait [straight] line from Mouth of Mississippi to Mouth of Kirky Shook - Laberdee [Liberty] a little beyond the Brais. Catahoola [Catahoula] lake or beloved lake upper side of R.R. [Red River] opp. [opposite] rapeeds [Rapide] & Natchez to Grindstone ford on Byo Piere [Bayou Pierre] 65 m, To Hardy Perry's Trace 100 m - to the Chactaw [Choctaw] trace about 100 m to Chickisaw Town 50 m - to Tennessee 100 m to Cinnt. [Cinncinatti ?] 100 - to Cavits 26 m - to by barren 36 to G. [Green] River 53 - {Cavits to Harrodsburg 150 m} to __?__ on Green River to Bacon Crick [Creek] 10 m to Rigors 12 - to Hodgins' mill 5 m - 25 to Bardstown - to Frankford [Frankfurt, KY] 55 - to Geor. town [Georgetown] 17 m to Cynthiana 19 to Main Licking 13 to Germantown 24 {this road is partly computed} total 774 m. >From Au Viole [Avoyelles] to Appalucy [Opelousas] 30 m, crossing Byo de Lade [Bayou de Glaise], Beff [Bouef], Coquidry [Cocodrie] & Shicco [Chicot]. >From Appalucy [Opelousas] Church to Rapeeds [Rapide] 20 L - to the Settlement of Whashitaw [Ouachita Post, LA] 2 days ride (from Rapide) Settled Prairies - Pine, Byo Shicco [Bayou Chicot], Mamouth [Mamou], Grand Derbon, Appalucia [Opelousas], Bos [?], then Bellview [Bellevue], Tuckapaw [Attakapas]. Settlers mentioned: At Natchez - Wm. Barlin, Tayler [Taylor], Wm. Beesland, Wm. Bishop, Wm. Bolls [Bowles ?], Geo. Wilson, Jno. Henderson, Antony Hutchins of Homochitty [Homochitto] - 1798 - Lewis Evans, Cochran merchant, Ruth, Tumblestone, Major Jno. Williams, Col. Thos. Greene & Thos., his son on Coles Creek - Ezekiel Dewit - jos. Harrison, Mr. King, Dr. McDowel, Jno. Griffin a sharper, Sulfer [?] a tavernkeeper at Ellicotsville, Wm. Rind in Washington, Mr. Dunbar, [Steven] Minor, [Joseph] Vidal, Winthrop Seargent Govr., - R. [Daniel] Clarke, wealthy (understatement here. Compare him to fiction character, Thurston Howell III of Gilligan's Island, and you'd be close) Opelousas - Mickael [Michel] Perault Monday, 21 May 1789 - Started from Jonathan Owsley's at Kaskakias [Kaskaskia, IL] for Appalucy [Opelousas, LA] - May 23rd in with Martin Huffman, Jas. Elliot (also appears on page 102 as: commissioned Capt., Feb 1779 in Col. Haught's Battallion Continental - reduced Jany. 1 1782. Inquire about his land & half-pay & write to him in care of Archibald Brooks, Merchant in New Orleans), left Gafs, lodged at St. Combs with M. Wherry - Sat. 26 at New Madrid (MO) or Sandlegrass - June 1st reached fort at Chickesaw Bluff - Monday 4th Passed mouth of St. Jeansway [?] - Tuesday 12 at Walnut Hills [now, Vicksburg, MS] - Sat. June 16 at Natchez - Thursday 28 left Natchez for Au viole [Avoyelles] - Sat July 1st came to James Claytons - Sat. July 7 Set off for Appalucia [Opelousas] - reached By Shicco [Bayou Chicot] - 8th Wm. Rinds - 9 Dr. Jno. Sappington's - Tuesday 10 returned to Mr. Rinds - Sat. 22 visted Byo Shicco - 23 Robt. McKims [Robert McKim's] - August 14 Tuesday Started from Mr. Rinds for home - Friday 17 left McG. - Aug. 21 left Au Viole (text runs into the fauxed bottom edge of the paper) - 29, 30, 31 at Wm. Barlins - Sep. 1st Got Horse - 2 Hugh Glass set off for my saddle & returned - 4 in evening he returned went 4 m to Geo. Wilson's - 5 to Wm. Boles & Bishop's - Sep. 11 Set off for home - 12 left Wm. Bishop's - 14 reached the Grindstone ford on Byo Piere - Oct. 5 at Nashville - 8 at Lucus's - 9 at Green River, dined at Amos', 10 reached John Carnihan - 12 m to his father's - 20 m or 8 m on this side of Bardstown, Mr. Thompson's - next day crossed Salt River, then 14th day lodged at Neilson's near Frankfort - 15 at Cynthiana, 16 home. The southern boundary of the U.S. lying on the Miss. (River) on a straight line below the bluffs at Danl. Clark's or 50 miles below Natchez or 1 1/2 Leagues above the mouth of Miss. River. David Bradford on Byo Cera [Bayou Sara] 20 m below Byo Tunica Bryan Bruin, Judge of the Miss. Territory lives on the Miss. (River) one mile below Byo Piere - 53 Leagues on a straight line from the mouth of the Miss. to Kirky Shook [Calcasieu] - about 4 families on this river 30 m from it's mouth - 12 L West to Sabiene - Adam Bingaman near Byo Tunica and Christopher Bingaman near Natchez on St. Katarina [St. Catherine's Creek] (Populations shown) Natckitosh [Natchitoches, LA] 200 families St. Antoine [San Antonio, TX] 400 families St. An in 7 degrees Latitude of Illinois 300 families A post below St. Antoine [TX] 150 families Au Viole [Avoyelles, LA] 80 Rapeeds [Rapide, LA] 80 Byo Beff [Bayou Bouef] 30 (likely predessor of Cheneyville, LA) Byo Shicco [Bayou Chicot, LA] 60 Appalucy [Opelousas, LA] 150-200 Tuckapaw [Attakapas, now Lafayette, LA] 150-200 (Indians mentioned) Pawnee Indians on Red River 200 L above the Raft - Warriors 600-700 Cados [Caddos] at Raft, 60 m above Nackitosh [Natchitoches] - Warriors 250 Jatans, a traveling nation, follow buffalo herds north to south and back again, through a great prairie, in which the head waters of the Missouri, Arkansas and Le Grand [Rio Grande] Rivers are near - Warriors 500-600 Remains of the Tunica, Alibamma, Tuscagola [Pascagoula], Luxos [?], Appelash [Appalache] & Tuckapaw nations of Indians live near the Rapeeds [Post of Rapide]. Ottowyash [Ottawa], Watchetaw [Ouachita] & Pawnee Ind. [Indians] live just below the Salt Rock 5 or 6 m [miles]. Chactaws - 7000 Warriors Chickesaws - 600 Warriors