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individual Henry Goodfellow, had
for a long time made an habitual butt
of Mr. Brooks goading him by remarks
and, always during any temporary
[abuse?] of mine, openly defying his
authority and sneering at his
crude answers. in Henry's early
carrer on board Brooks had been a
sort of Father to him and after trying
in vain to teach him little ship-wise
matters had borne without complaint
the [squib?] which repaid his case.

When Mr. Goodfellow had had his
ears boxed by Dr. Hayes and got into
a sort of Hobby de [?] [duells?] with
Mr. Wilson, Brooks tried to keep the
thing from my ears and was rewarded
for his mediation by a personal
assault. After this scene had been
twice repeated, I withdrew Goodfellow
from duty, made him as I have before
stated a gentleman [lounger?] among
our little swarm of workers, and
thus far have had peace.

This morning while sleeping after
a hard nights work - Brooks prostrate
with his disease and our brig - rather
a hospital than a vessel - I was
awakened by a scuffle. The boy
had had the gross indelicacy to taunt
Brooks with his illness, and to
refuse to obey an order on account
it He actually directed under Brooks
nose the movements of one my men,
and when poor Brooks thus utterly
despised, threw himself upon his
authority and gave an order, the
gallant young gentleman answered
"He be damned."

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individual Henry Goodfellow, had
for a long time made an habitual butt
of Mr. Brooks goading him by remarks
and, always during any temporary
[?] of mine, openly dropping his
authority and sneering at his
crude answers. in Henry's early
carrer on board Brooks had been a
sort of Father to him and after trying
in vain to teach him little ship-wise
matters had born without complaint
the [squib?] which repaid his case.

When Mr. Goodfellow had had his
ears boxed by Dr. Hayes and got into
a sort of Hobby de [?] [duells?] with
Mr. Wilson, Brooks tried to keep the
thing from my ears and was rewarded
for his mediation by a personal
assault. After the scene had been
twice repeated, I withdrew Goodfellow
from duty, made him as I have before
stated a gentleman [lounger?] among
our little swarm of workers, and
thus far have had peace.

This morning while sleeping [?]
a hand might work. Brooks prostrate
with his [?] and our brig rather
a hospital than a vessel. I was
awakened by a scuffle. The boy
had had the gross indelicacy to taunt
Brooks with his illness, and to
refuse to obey an order on account
it He actually [directed?] under Brooks
nose the movements of one my men,
and when poor Brooks thus utterly
despised, threw himself upon his
authority and gave an order, the
gallant young gentleman answered
"He be damned."