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PAPERS. 



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rial, in the account of the phenomenon, that will never 

 be obferved agam, byany of the prefent generation of men. 



1 am, 



Gentlemen, with great refped, 



Philadelphia July 

 19th, 1769.- 



Your moft obedient humble fervant 



WILLIAM SMITH. 



ne.nl l.Hit/'-?"^^^ r^'-' ""' °"^^ this province in ge- 

 ntial, but hkewife the fociety who fet on foot anrl 1 



honourable Houfc of Aflc,„ Jly, who fo Hbera iV c",cou 



Mr. Ma&ely 



our labours have been received at home. 



S I R, 



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'i/? 



1769. 



u r . -', " — ""^ "v..„wciin. ui ixie rennlvlvania 

 _^ obfervanons (of the tranfit) which feem mW/ /land 

 complete and do honour to the g'entlemen who m de hJm 

 .and thofe who promoted the undertakinp-- .,^!^ u * 



I reckon yourfelf in the firftj^ace ^' ''^""^^ ^^°"^ 



"As foon as I c_an fettle the longitude of their places 

 of ohfervafons, w,th refped to this place, I hope to be 

 able, from comparing them with my own, nd oXer Fu 

 ropean obferrations, which I have already received to ^ A 



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The rciider is ,1cfir. d to make the following correction of 0.. . 1 r - , 



^ 



^ I h. m. fee. 

 ^. 33- 28 



5. 



■^> -il-f- Hence Jippar. 



h. m. fee. noon; per 

 S- 30. 43- tloek. 

 3- 27. 47. h. m. fee 



3- ^6. :42. (12. o. 2j 



h- n\. fee. 

 8. 25 



4-a 



P. M. 



h. m. fee. 



3. 3.1- 56 



Appar. noon ; 



ptT cictfc. 



8. 30. 



- 3. 31. i| h. m. fee. 



The cmcrfionof fd r. , ■; '""•f'"'--^,""!^ "'-le o, April 14,1,. ''""' '^^ ^'"'"dc. 



.h. .3'. 4.". ^' ^'^"""'^' ^^^ ^'-'" J>- 7'". i« alio .. be .,., 81,. ,y. ,,., ,„,,,, ,, 



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