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The following from Mr. Small, dated Ile it la Crosse 24th Feby
1788, is addressed to Mr. McTavish.
" Dear Sir,
" I have written to the New Company concerning all the
transactions of this place, and I have likewise written the Old
Company a statement of our summer affairs to accompany Mr.
Pond's letters and papers relative to the Slave Lake, to which I
beg leave to refer you" ...................................................... .
" Mr Pond's letter of the 5th Dec. was some time before Mr. Mr. Pond.
MacKenzie left Athabasca. He left it suddenly which was the
cause Mr. Pond did not write me by him.
" I am quite surprised at the wild ideas Mr. Pond has of
matters, which Mr. MacKenzie told me were incomprehensibly
extravagant. I wrote him, in answer to his of the 3rd Dec., as
satisfactorily as I could. I observed to him he could have no
reason to think that any thing was even thought of contrary to
the mutual interest of all concerned. I put it in his option to
go with or after the packs, but represented to him that he
required to be expeditious, if he intented returning after seeing
the Grand Portage. He is preparing a fine map to lay before the
Empress of Russia .............................................................. .
" I am, dear Sir, most sincerely yours,
" PAT. SMALL".
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" Dear Roderic,
" ATHABASKA, '15 May, 1788.
"I did not expect to write you any more letters from this
country, as I supposed you would go out with the first canoes,
but I find by Mr. Small's letter that this is not the case.
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