Transcriber's Note

The text includes archaic and inconsistent punctuation and spellings, which have been left as printed except as follows.

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

p. 2 "os learning" changed to "of learning"
p. 3 "5819" changed to "1819"
p. 3 "Treasurer Benevolent Lodge" changed to "Treasurer Benevolent Lodge."
p. 3 "Jun. P. M" changed to "Jun. P. M."
p. 3 "St. John’s No. 9, late No. 6" changed to "St. John’s No. 9, late No. 6."
p. 3 "Phœnix Lodge No. 40, late No. 11" changed to "Phœnix Lodge No. 40, late No. 11."
p. 3 "WEBSTER, W M." changed to "WEBSTER, W. M."
p. 3 "St. John’s, No. 9, late No 6." changed to "St. John’s, No. 9, late No. 6."
p. 5 "by the long boat" changed to "by the long-boat"
p. 8 "No. I" changed to "No. I."
p. 12 (note) "Ocean." changed to "Ocean.”"
p. 14 "another hand" changed to "another hand."
p. 16 "15 days," changed to "15 days."
p. 26 "written" changed to "written."
p. 29 (note) "page 29" changed to "page 29."
p. 84 (note) "ts was" changed to "it was"
p. 84 (note) "America." changed to "America.”"
p. 84 (note) "p. 317" changed to "p. 317."
p. 86 (note) "mountan" changed to "mountain"
p. 87 (note) "height of of" changed to "height of"
p. 100 (note) "treadles" changed to "treadles."
p. 111 (note) "Ii was" changed to "It was"
p. 111 (note) "Vidc" changed to "Vide"
p. 114 "isle" changed to "ilse"
p. 131 "separte" changed to "separate"
p. 171 "Country the" changed to "Country, the"
p. 172 "Cry to," changed to "Cry, to,"
p. 173 "Pat" changed to "Fat"
p. 178 "Maried" changed to "Married"
p. 185 "Ome toome akoroo" changed to "Oome toome akoroo"
p. 203 "pretension" changed to "pretension."
p. 215 "adition" changed to "addition"
p. 216 "scroundrels" changed to "scoundrels"
p. 219 "behind," changed to "behind"
p. 219 "Sheen" changed to "Sheen."

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

p. 18 stampted
p. 20 deemded
p. 116 acqueducts
p. 134 the whole is closed
p. 192 resourse
p. 208 detatchment