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natives at this season of the year are very sub- 

 ject. He is now in a state of convalescence, and 

 very thankful for the relief I had afforded him 

 with medicine. — Forty pounds of ivory were pur- 

 chased this morning. Abboka's son also came on 

 board. A house was to have been erected for 

 me on English Island against my return to 

 Iddah, and Mr. Lander had made Abboka consi- 

 derable presents, amongst which was a beautiful 

 coral necklace, and other articles of considerable 

 value. On my arrival here with the canoe a month 

 ago, the house was not begun, and still remained 

 unfinished. Abboka and his son wished me to 

 make a few more presents before they proceeded 

 to the completion of it : but I told them that I 

 had nothing whatever to do with the house, that 

 Mr. Lander had agreed with them and paid 

 them for the erection of it, and that they might 

 either complete or leave it — but that I would not 

 give them the value of aflint towards it. I also 

 gave them to understand, that if they were 

 desirous of being Mr. Lander's friends, they 

 had better finish it ; for that I expected that gen- 

 tleman every day, and he would feel angry and 

 disappointed at the house not being ready. 



At 9 in the morning I called the Kroomen aft, 



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