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Tuesday Feb. 21/60 }  Called on Mr. Perkins ^[[(Thos W.)]] - Brother of ^[[Perkins cf.]] "Perkins & Smith firm who allowed me access to the Logs of various voyages to the Arctic Region - [[underlined]] Perkins & Smith [[/underlined]] were the pioneers in American fishers to [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] Davis Straits Cumberland Inlet &c &.  The McClelland was the 1st vessel sent up there in 1846 - She made 7 Voyages before her loss.  Mr. Perkins showed me a Narwhal's horn [[underlined]] 7 feet 10 inches long, [[/underlined]] 15 inches of this had been set in the "gum".  There were 7 spirals running around the length 6 ^[[feet] - 7 ^[[in]] - Seven times [[double underlined]] 15 in (A) 6-7 [[/double underlined]]
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The diameter at the point "A" (the extent of gum) was 2 1/2 inches.
There were ^[[shown to me at P.&S.]] two Mush Ox skins with hair & wool thereon wh. had been taken from the "Resolute".  A fore leg & tuft of hair were presented me.
Henry Champlain of New London presented me with the Work of "Crantz" published in 1776 on Greenland - a valuable present indeed.  He once possessed the most extensive collection of Esquimaux Curiosities
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in the U.S.  He was obliged to dispose of this Cabinet for a small Consideration.
Wrote this eve a letter to Capt Quayles now in Canandaigua.
Has told me of a ship-wreck that occurred 
One Capt ^[[Sisson]] [[strikethrough]] Cost [[/strikethrough]] 40 miles north of Cape East ^[[Kamtschatka]] the [[underlined]] "Citizen" [[/underlined]] ^[[Capt. Norton New Bedford]] 500 tons whale vessel 35 to 40 the no. of crew.  Wrecked in Sept. 1853  Crew wintered at Cape East - remained there 11 months or about.  Two of crew lost by the wreck.  But remainder lived on Seal-meat, Walrus, fish, ^[[Whale blubber]] - the provision of the natives. the Esquimx.  Came away fat & health - did not lose a man during their whole time there.  The officers & crew acquired the habits of the Esq in eating their food.  When they landed among the Natives were perfectly helpless & without a thing of value.
I asked Capt. C. if these men had not been able to have got away for 10 years if he supposes they would have lived?  He answered, Certainly they would - He calculated White man could live just as long as anybody.
Capt. Cisson ^[[of new London, Ct.]]   In 1848 - 12 years ago - 105 White men landed on King William.  Landed, ^[[Lat 70, Long 97]] with abundance of ammunition, provisions, fuel & clothing & within 5 days travel up the Esquimaux settlements.  [[underlined]] Do you suppose any of them are now alive?  He believed
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