We were busy this Morning in making
an early Start in order to reach the Turtle
town on our way to Fort Wayne but rain
coming on & it being only a path thro
thick bushes in places we concluded
to lie by until Morning. in the Evening
it came on a Gust with Thunder & heavy
rain

20th - upon Consultation this Morning
we concluded it would be very difficult
for us to get to Turtle Town on acct
of the Waters being high so sent
John Flin. J. Johnstons interpreter
to give the Little Turtle notice of
Time of our meeting & invite him &
we proceeded to Fort Wayne we ar-
rived at W. Wells's about 3 oClock
Benjamin Iddings & myself staid
at Wells's & Elisha went over to the
Fort to Johnstons