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this was not unacceptable, as we had been out the two 
previous nights.. The next morning we took the rail- 
way for Providence, (Dr. Webb leaving us at Worces- 
ter,) where we arrived the same evening, and where I 
had the happiness of again meeting my family and 
friends, from whom I had been separated two years 
and a half. 
I remained with my family two days, and then left 
for Washington, and presented mvself at the Depart- 
ment of the Interior. 
RESULTS OF THE LABORS OF THE BOUNDARY 
COMMISSION. 
Brrore closing this narrative, it seems proper that I 
should speak of the work acomplished while the Boun- 
dary Commission was under my charge. This I do, 
not so much to lay claim to any merit for the same on 
my own account, as that the labors of the officers who 
performed these duties may be made known, and pro- 
per credit be given to them. 
1. A reconnaissance and survey from Indianola, 
on the Gulf of Mexico, to El Paso del Norte. 
The plan of this operation was based upon astro- 
nomical observations, for the latitude and longitude of 
points, by means of a sextant, chronometers, and a 
four-feet telescope for observing occultations of stars 
