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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #153 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:00 GMT (UK) »
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pathways of elephants and one
spot under the first hill we came
to appears to be the nightly [?ground]
of a very numerous herd - for
some purpose or other, the natives
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #154 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:02 GMT (UK) »
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The remainder of the road
was along the bank of a fine
stream of water, the [??]
which even now seemed navi-
gable for {X} canoes. This stream
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #155 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:04 GMT (UK) »
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of land, and must have
much variety of climate,
   these
alloted to ^ requisites for
extended & diversified agricul-
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #156 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:06 GMT (UK) »
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a scene for her. The valley
of the Jumoona I would [farm {out}?]
to Rajah Tooley Ram at a
low rent for his life or long term
of years and a defined extend
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #157 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:07 GMT (UK) »
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versation on state matters
with the Rajah but I like
the man's appearance and I
like his people much.
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solved, thanks to Karen!

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #158 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:08 GMT (UK) »
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Started our cattle by land & the major
part of our Guard and ourselves
got into Canoes with our heavy
baggage which we could not bring
[over?] here with us by land from
the difficulty in getting further
coolies.  We walked to the
end of scattered hamlets
which form the village of Duboka
and I found them much nicer
than I had yesterday, we were
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #159 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:10 GMT (UK) »
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capabilities than Cachar – and
can never [??] habe been
followed by more damnable
destruction.
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #160 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:43 GMT (UK) »
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versation on state matters
with the Rajah but I like
the [??] applesauce and I
like his people much. (Unquote)

I think it is actually appearance, not applesauce:P

Still not sure what the preceding word is, though...

Edit: I was wondering if it might be man's with a bit of the "n" missing...

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #161 on: Friday 01 November 19 07:57 GMT (UK) »
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[Marched?] our cattle by land & the major
part of our Guard and ourselves
got into Canoes with our heavy
baggage which we could not bring
[over?] here with us by land from
the difficulty in getting further
coolies.  We walked to the
end of scattered hamlets
which form the village of Duboka
and I found them much [more?]
than I had yesterday, we were

Marched: I  was wondering if it might be Carted with an extra flourish or correction at the beginning.
[over?] here with us by land from: I think it might be by hand
the difficulty in getting further: I see proper, not further (doesn't make much difference, though... :) )
and I found them much [more?]: I see a dot above the word. I think it could be nicer, which fits better, too.

Best regards,
Karen
McDonald MacDonald M'Donald McGregor MacGregor M'Gregor Twilley Wells Fentiman Carrington Rowe Needham Mitchell Mackie Collingwood Fuller Maides Shilton Hagon Budd