History
In early August, 1791, John Kendrick had arrived in Clayoquot Sound and bought land from Wickaninnish in exchange for firearms. The land purchased was near the village of Opitsaht. By the time Gray arrived in late August, Kendrick had fortified a small island and given it the name Fort Washington. Kendrick soon left for China while Gray remained for the winter. For most of the winter relations with Wickaninnish and his people were good. On Christmas Day Wickaninnish and a number of other chiefs dined aboard the Columbia, and on New Year's Day the Americans were entertained onshore by the natives.
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