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(Four pages in this day's record) (Private journal of C.F. Hall) (4 1861 Dec. 4th Wedns I would like to have them go home to America with me - remain thru the fall & Winter & if I was successful in getting a vessel & outfit to go to the place they knew I wanted to visit - & for wh. I came here - to accompany me on my Voyage in the Spring. Though I have known that they would like to go to America with me, yet I told them before they finally decided, I wished them to talk it all over together & tell me in a day or two what they throught they would like to do. If they concluded together that they would like to go then I should try & get took-too furs to make them Winter dresses for the object to let my friends in America see now & then how they (the Innuits) dress. Also, that I wanted to get seal skins for Summer dress - & Ki-a, Oo-nar &c. &c. [[margin note]] Private Journal [[/margin note]] Ebierbing said that Capt B. spoke to him yesterday about his (E's) going with me - about his (e's) getting seal &c for him (E) & (T) to live on while going to America! I told these dear friends who have always been so good to me that I should treat them as I had ever tried to do, [[underlined]] as my children. [[/underlined]] The [[underlined]] joke [[/underlined]] (?) at Dinner upon S - didn't work! Thursday, Dec 5th 1861 28.775 A.M. +5° N.W. 4 c v 28.850 M. +3° N.W. 4. c. v. 28.975 P.M. -8° NW 8 [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] At 11 last night went upon deck & the heavens were in "glory" - as it were a conflagration as if the World were on fire was before my eyes. A strong wind was blowing from the N.W. it [[?heaving]] ship from the S. When the Aurora shows its finest display, it is when a brisk wind is prevailing. The sight presented last night was gorgeous. To the N.E., N.W. & in the Zenith the principle of the phenomenon was most active - as indeed most of it was to be seen. This morning wind somewhat moderated
