Jacques+Cartier-Jacki

May 10, 1534 I am so excited! I am about to go on my first ever exploration! France is founding for us. We are to leave later today and find a western passage to Aisa. Time to get on the boat!! July 28, 1534 OK, so we didn't find Aisa. All we found was Vinland, already explored by Leif Erickson. Now we are tired and dissapointed as we head back to France. May 19, 1535 I am so excited! Iam about to go on my seccond ever exploration! France is founding for us. We are to leave later today to find North America. Time to get on the boat!!

June 11,1535 We set out a while ago and we still have all 3 ships and 110 men. That hopefully is a good sign that we will have a successful voyage and we will bring back diamonds and gold. I hope so!



Oct.11, 1535 I am sorry I have not written in a while, we have been so very busy. Erlier today, we met about 1000 funny looking men off the coast of North America. The one good thing is that they were very friendly and taught me how to cure Scurvy. That should be helpful because it is almost winter.

July 15,1536 We returned to France today. the people were not happy with me because I did not bring back riches, only the cure to scurvy.



January 14, 1542 I was born on December 31, 1491 in Seaport of Saint Malo, France. Now it is 1542. I have been at sea for 1 year. I am onlyhere to find the "Kingdom of Saguenay." This is not my first voyage, but my third. The third timeI have had to leave my beloved Mary Cathrine des Granches. I miss her dreadfully! 

January 23, 1542 THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT BE MY FIRST SUCCESFUL VOYAGE! We passed the place on the Mississippi river where we went on my last voyage, and went a few more miles upstream. We made a settlement and found diamonds and pearls! This is nothing like my first voyage in 1534, when all we found was Vinland, the already explored land. 

February 2, 1542 This winter, my secconed voyage was very helpful. In 1535, we met about 1,000 Iriquoians in Stadacona and they taught me how to cure scurvy. If they hadn't, we would have about 10 men left. Luckily I haven't got scurvy yet, because I'm the only one that can cure it on this boat.

September 1, 1557 I have just found this journal in a pile of Jacques' stuff. I am very sorry to say that Jacques passed away earlier this afternoon. He had a very bad disease and could fight it no longer. We will remember him forever because he taught us how to cure Scurvy. Mary Cathrine des Granches



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