Account of an Infcribed Rock at Dighton, 



129 



have made a fair draft, which I requefl the Academy to ac- 



cept 



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The infcrlption comes within eight inches of the bottom of 

 the rock, and runs off at the top and ends, which malces it 



highly probable, that it has fufFered conliderably fince it was 

 firft wrought. The chara6ler is generally about half an inch 

 wide and very fhallow, appearing as if it were made by fome 

 pointed inftrument. In the copy I have marked it by parallel 

 lines, and their diftance ftiows the width of it upon the rock. 

 The iingle circles reprefent dots, and where there are two 

 concentric circles, they reprefent a ring or circle in the orig- 

 inal work. 



I^ave 



pOnhingr^tbe^imcefs of 



taking the copy, becaufe I believe it to be the firfl time in 

 which it has been adopted, and appears in pradice to be 



iimple and exa^. 



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Cambridge^ Nov, 10, 1788. 



MEDICAL 



accurately! 



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exhibits a reduced reprefeaUtion of Mr. Winthrop's original draft 

 I under his inipeftion. 



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