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bed to niglit I perceived myself to be attacked 

 with scurvy.^ I have long had some trifling com- 

 plaints, to which I have paid no attention; but 

 why I should now have the scurvy I cannot imag- 

 ine, as I have tasted very little salted flesh, or fish, 

 for these twelve months past; have drank great 

 plenty of good spruce-beer, but no drams of any 

 kind, nor have I been the least heated with liquor: 

 I have used a great deal of exercise : having walked 

 out every day that a man dare shew his nose to 

 the weather, unless detained by indisposition, or 

 business; neither of wliich has often happened, 

 and I was always out from three to six hours; 

 sometimes more. 



Friday, March 15, 1776. Early this morning I 

 sent the Bay-men off. Jack and I went round our 

 traps; my old plague the wolf had struck up one, 

 and robbed two more: I believe this scoundrel is 

 one of those which got out of some of the traps 

 before, as he follows me every night, and is so 

 cunning that he will not go fair upon them; but 

 if he does not take care of himself, I will be the 

 death of him yet. I tailed two more traps in my 

 walk. 



Saturday, March 16, 1776. Jack and I went our 

 rounds; he had two martens, and some of my 

 traps had been robbed by foxes, of which there 

 had been a good run. I tailed . another, which 

 make thirty-four small and two large ones. 



Severe frost in the morning, less, the rest of the 



* I am inclined to think his diagnosis was incorrect, as his diet was 

 largely fresh meat. 



