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The 2 2d and 23d, the people were allowed to 
write to their friends in England, fo I employed 
myfelf to the fame purpofe. 
The 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th. The carpenters 
were employed in making us bed-places, 6cc. hav- 
ing hitherto had no where to lie but on the floor. 
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The 29th, 30th, and 31ft, were employed on the 
obfervatory ; we got on the circular parts and roof of 
each. On the 31/1 the (hip failed for England. 
September 1 ft, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, and 7th. We were 
employed in finifhing the obfervatory. On the 8th we 
let up the two clocks. This morning the fnow was 
about two inches deep on the plains. The 9th, put 
up the ftove in the obfervatory, the two thermo- 
meters, and repaired fuch parts as had been broken 
in the carriage, h the 10th, we filled the barometer, 
and put it up ; we alfo took out the quadrant, which 
we found much tarnifhed, efpecially the arc, and. 
adjufled it ready for obfervation. 
U Sept. 1 2th. I found that the roof of the ob- 
fervatory would not permit us to take zenith dis- 
tances of any ftars on the arch of excefs of the 
quadrant, without moving it farther to the fouthward; 
and as I could not hit on any method of determin- 
ing the error of the line of collimation, which to me 
appeared fatisfadtory, except by obfervations of ftars 
near the zenith, I refolved to take up the floor of 
the obfervatory, and remove the piles on which the 
quadrant ftood farther fouth ; and which, with the 
afliftance of the houfe carpenter, I eftedted on the 
16th, fo as anfwer our purpofe completely. 
From this time to Auguft the 28th, 1769, I kept 
no journal, except of the weather ; the original of 
which 
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