Viewing page 5 of 661

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[underlined]] Tu. May 29 [[/underlined]] [[circled]] 1860 [[/circled]]
[[strikethrough]] We are bound for
[[/strikethrough]]
Tuesday, May 29th Away we go [[insertion]] to [[/insertion]] the Arctic. [[strikethrough]]We on [[/strikethrough]]
What a history in [[insertion]] On my [[/insertion]] work of [[insertion]] that [[/insertion]]! How [[strikethrough]] [[?]] I may rest [[/strikethrough]] succeeding the embarkation! My outfit [[insert]] [[strikethrough]]  I may yet give it[[??]] [[/strikethrough]] [[/insertion]] was still incomplete. I arose at 5 o'clock - [[strikethrough]] The Morning ambitious work [[/strikethrough]] Completed letter to Mrs. Hall one to Lapton [[strikethrough]] one to [[/strikethrough]] etc. Which I was closing up[[insertion]] in my room
[[/insertion]] one I was called below & to my great joy found my esteemed friends Henry Grimmell[[?]] & [insertion]] Harron[[?]] [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] who had come down the morning before [[insertion]] 842 o'clk [[/insertion]] & also [[/strikethrough]] They told me I could procede & complete my outfit drawing on William & H for 150 to $200. The Amt. I did draw was about 40.79 + 36.18 13.50 20.60 Sextant 
3618
1350
[[underlined]] 20.60 [[/underlined]]
110.47
7.00 Blankets
3.00
[[underlined]] 1.00 [[/underlined]]
$121.47

[[end page]]
[[start page]]

40.00 Ammunition etc. (order) 300 lbs. shot 21
36.50 Clothes (order) 25,000 Caps[[?]]
20.50 Sextant (order) Ladle
20.00 Tobacco (order) 1/2 doz. Shot bags
13.50 Beads & Warm Gloves [[?]] [[insertion]] order [[/insertion]] 1/2 doz. Flasks [[?]] 12
[[line]]
$130.50]
[[underline]] 10.00 [[/underline]][[insertion]] Selected [[/insertion]] Bedding   
$140.00                                                      
[[underline]] 25.00 [[/underline]]
165.00

[[next column]]
[[Musket?]] - Box [[insertion]] with lock [[/insertion]]  1.50                              
1/2 Doz Shirts 7.50
[?][[insertions]] Arrow[[/insertion]] Points, Knives [?] 4.00                           
6 doz. Pencils 2.50                                                       
[[C?]] etc  3.75                            
B[[?]] (Hotel) [[underline]] 2.00 [[/underline]]
21.25

[[Last column]]
10 
[[underline]] 3 [[/underline]]
35 
[[underline]] 9 [[/underline]]
2.25
1.00
[[underline]] 1.20 [[/underline]]
4.