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Leading points of said visit intending to write it out more fully hereafter. In said room overlooking the Bay Sea & west part of the town was also shelves of Stationery - etc -
Room embellished with the Snuff [[Inker?]] - under it [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] a miniature [[insertion]] Painting [[/insertion]] of an infant son [[insertion]] with whip in hand [[/insertion]] of Gov. Elberg - now dead -
A closet of [[Cleansed?]] Eiderdown               }
A closet " [[ditto meaning 'of']] the keys to the }
Govt Buildings - Full of                          }
keys of monstrous size                            }

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Dr. Kane & Dr. Haven 
in 1850 each [[bot?]]
their beds of Eiderdown 
some taken from that closet. [[/end]]

Then directed our steps [[insertion]] 1st [[/insertion]] to the Store within a stone's throw of the Gov's mansion. Almost the variety of a Country store - States, a little of every thing - a good deal of Malt, Barley [[insertion]] Pease [[/insertion]] & dry bread which will keep 2 or 100 years
Rifles $6. ps. Flour 4 cts per lb. Cotton cloth of excellent texture & make cheap as in the States.
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Governor weighed Capt. B. & myself
my weight         187(?)
Capt B.           177(?)
went aloft Sword blades used for cutting blubber - Capital Idea for Denmark to [[strikethrough]] turn [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] use [/insertion]] her swords [[strikethrough]] into the [[/strikethrough]] for Blubber Cutters! Other nations should take the hint.
Then directed our steps to the Warehouse near the landing - Large quantities Whale rope - Butter, Fish, Crackers etc enough for his people (700) for two years - This provision in [[strikethrough]] of of [[/strikethrough]] case a loss of the vessel which annually visits Holsteinborg. Everything of the most substantial character. In this lower Warehouse also Deer-skins Seal-skins - Water proof clothing ($2.per set)
On returning the Gov. saw a [[insertion]] store [[/insertion]] customer, an Esquimaux. The ponderous Key opens the door - a Groenland Bill is 1st exchanged size of Bill changed 24 skillings = 14 cts The Esqu thus buys 1/4 lb coffee [[insertion]] & chrystalized sugar [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] 1/4 [[/strikethrough]] 1lb. dry
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