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have not been made to replace old failures
and now in spite of the lockjawed dogs
and the dead and the crippled and
the ship [?] [?] - I can say
that I have led an expectations whose [?]
will be remembered for all time - ie - until
Morton had enabled me to completely
[?] [?] [?] - to discover the expected
Channel to enter its waters and after nobel
[?] to discover the mysterious Nor=
=thern Sea. His farther point deep [?] in
Lat (82.07) 2 degrees. 07 N.

The dogs are worth in feet and hand
thinned down to a meagre man. Morton is
reduced but still himself. They had many
escaped and are now to tired out that
I postpone their report until tomorrow.

[Tues july 4]

This day one year ago we were at
[?Location] I was then behind time, har=
=rassed by [?] and looking forward with
doubt to my future success. My party
[?] in a crude undisciplined state and
as observed had to be [?] [?] Every
thing had to be made from raw materials. The
very outfit had [?] [?]. We have
now been absent 13 months and what a
period of change and actions it has been!
The [?] are grilled and as far as
meer [?] goes our accumulated obser=
=vations are certainly equal to any preceding
expedition no matter what its organization.
Our sufferings have been relieved by
a newly discovered [?] line which exceeds
any preceding expedition since the days
of Parry

on this day the brig was dressed
in the full suit of colours. the flag presented
to me in New York and which was [?]

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