6 April: Early in the morning, beautiful weather, slightly overcast sky. At seven thirty, 10°R [54. 5°F, 12.5°C]. After breakfast we attended to various matters. I took care of my correspondence, sent a letter to Europe; I wrote others to Mr. Say at Harmony Mr. Nicollet in New Orleans, etc. I shall recapitulate the last days of our stay. Before we left St. Louis, several canoes with Sauk Indians appeared, some of whom live near Robidoux. Among them were many strong, robust men who, when they had been drinking, were rude and wild. They arrived in canoes, which were attached to each other in groups of two. A distinguished man among them, with a remarkable Roman nose, suffered from tuberculosis and could scarcely breathe. Much attention was paid to him, and the women sat around him and frequently lamented. These Indians were quartered in the same building where those visiting Black Hawk had been before, and General Clark often had them and their interpreter summoned and held meetings (councils) with them, which we could not attend, however, because of lack of time. The day of our departure was approaching; our baggage was ready, and on April 9th we sent it aboard.

Concluding observation, which also applies to the remaining volumes of this Tagebuch

If there should be passages in this Tagebuch that deviate from those of the printed work about the same journey, they are always to be corrected according to the printed version, which is to be regarded as correct. This applies especially to the Indian language specimens, which were revised and are written more accurately there than in this preliminary Tagebuch.