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taken down. Hans is nearly given up, he
has already overstaid his orders by two
days, this to a boy with so strict a regard
for my authority could [hardly?] take place
except by some extraordinary detention.

[*Log.*]
I here formally record the
deserter of William Godfrey seaman,
under circumstances calculated to entail
peculiar misery upon his late companions
Mr. Grinnell [?], therefore, upon the
authority of this record consider himself
as relieved from all pecuniary
dues to the said Godfrey. The
various thefts, misdemeanours, and other
culpable acts of William Godfrey may
be found in the Log book, antecedent
to Sept: 1854, and during the months
Dec. and Jany. 1854-55. After which
no Log entries have been made.
[end Log]

K

March

This month badly as its daily record reads
is upon review a cheering one. We have managed
by hook and by crook to get enough
game to revive the worst of our scurvy patients
and at the same time kept in regular
movement the domistic wheels of shipboard.

During this month our troubles have
been greatest perhaps I ought to say are at
this moment greatest, but whatever misery
Bonsall and Petersen and self may have
endured it seems nearly certain that at
least four men will soon be able to relieve
us. The names of these are McGeary
Brooks, Riley and Thomas, all of whom
have during this month seen the crisis
of their malady and if secured from relapse
will recover. Ohlsen is also better
but slow to regain his powers.

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