field diary 1832 deciphering problems

[Karen McDonald]

Hi,

in 52m.2 I see pe-tioned.
I wonder if he meant petitioned, but lost a couple of letters underway?! 

Best regards,
Karen

[Rhododendron]

I agree with Karen on 52.2.

[arthurk]

51m.1 - stray

52m.1 - even got

[JanSeifert]

Hi,

in 52m.2 I see pe-tioned.
I wonder if he meant petitioned, but lost a couple of letters underway?! 

Best regards,
Karen

that would sound logical, especially at the end of a (margins) line and keeping in mind the faulty spelling of the diary, but the context is disagreement between »I« and »they«, because »they« wanted just a bit of scalp from the child to settle an old feud. »I« (Jenkins) could of course not agree to that.

so I keep it on the unsolved list for now.

But thank you anyway for your input.

[JanSeifert]

51m.1 - stray

52m.1 - even got

I would never have seen an »even« there! And »stray« is surely much better than my idea.
Thanks.

[JanSeifert]

a few more problems

86.1

»
got the means of moving
with 20 Coolies & 2 double
platform canoes I left Mulong
accompanied by Mackenzie
«

or 10?

[JanSeifert]

88.1

»
2 or 3 miles below Ramsah
we came to the falls & ra-
pids of the river at [??]
Jumoona, the falls are very
«

[JanSeifert]

90.1

»
The country we came through
has in the ordinary routine
of Joum cultivation or in better
years been nearly all cultivated
for it was almost entirely covered
with the aftergrowth of crops
grass & brushwood. I am told
«

solved

[JanSeifert]

91.1

»
We fell in to-day with a small
herd of wild Buffaloes, [??] or[??]
at which we made some ineffec-
tual shots. They were fine
«