Came on very well until evening when the current appeared very slack. Asked a man on the river how far it was to the mouth of the river. 35 miles and 12 to the mouth of the Tennessee River but we had passed it 12 miles.
So this is a very strange entry. The Tennessee River is clearly what William was trying to write last entry although he could not spell it and confusing me in the process. This is in modern day Paducah KY. The confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio is in Cairo IL.