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3) [[note]] (Oct 7th Oct 10th inclusive to be found in pencil ("silk & linen) Book "Silver plate" Vol 1. H.) [[/note]] 4 pages in this day's Record On Board "George Henry" Friday, Oct 11th 1861 A.M. 14° N.W. Fresh Light Clouds M. 20° N.W. Mod. [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] P.M. 15° N.W. Strong [[underlined]] Fine = Aurora [[/underlined]] Last night a long one to me - I retired early - could not sleep or remain in my berth. Thinking it near morning, I arose, dressed, looked at the clock & behold it was only hX-m00 P.M.! I remained up till about 12 Midnight, when I turned in again to try if I could not rest. Solicited sleep came not, therefore, I eked out a painful night. A severe cold with the 2 Job Comforters - one on lip & one on my back - are quite enough to cause my present discomforture. The cold was taken by the [[underlined]] "sweating" [[/underlined]] process wh. I underwent on the night of 2d Encampment when the Innuits piled their calorie arnica - en-ad-lo around me. In the morning, exposure in open air without proper [[?care]] increased my