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1861 Oct 14 Mon.

But this, as much as I regret it, cannot now be helped.  I should be thankful that I was preserved to accomplish what I did.  Man, somehow, is never satisfied!
I will here copy the written instruction on the sealed envelope enclosing my journals on departing on my late attempted trip to "Countess of Warwick's" Sound.
'This package contains valuable papers - valuable only to me.  It is my [[underlined]] Will [[/underlined]] that on any accident occuring to me by wh. I shall be deprived of life, that it shall not be opened but in the presence of both Henry Grinnel Esq. of N.Y. & Capt. S.O. Budington of Groton Bank, Ct. - or, in case of death of either, to be opened by the survivor.  [[underlined]] C F Hall [[/underlined]]

Sat. Oct 5th 1861
On Board "George Henry"'
The weather is now very disagreeable.  To-night all the indications of having a gale.  Since + [[Sunday]] Morn 

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1861 Oct 14 Mond.

the weather has been of a character that no voyaging in Boats could be prosecuted.  I have no doubt, had I continued my attempts to reach Oo-pung-ne-wing that I would not have reached there by this time.  The coast from Budingtonville (wh. is 2 miles up from Western outlet of Lupton Straits) to "Countess of Warwick's Sound" is a dangerous one, in any other than pleasant weather.  The 2 days on wh. I made the return of my party to ship, could not have been used in navigating said Coast on the other side to wit, between B. & C. of W. Sound.  The heavy seas & direction of wind there would have kept us in encampment.  Again I say:  All in all, it is well that I ordered the return when I did.
Toward night, a few natives came aboard.  They have now all returned ashore.  The wind & waves have opened the ice all around & nearly dissapated it.
It might be truthfully said:  I have been on sick list to-day.  The abscess forming under my arm is an