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415. Novr. 1770. Batavia
My servants Peter & James were as bad as Myself & Dr Solander now felt the first attacks of his fever but never having been in his life time once ill resisted it in a manner resolvd not to apply to a physician but worst of all was Mr Monkhouse the ships surgeon he was now confind to his bed by a violent fever which grew worse & worse notwithstanding all the Efforts of the Physician
4. At last after many delays causd by Duch ships which came alonside the wharfs to load Pepper the Endeavour was this day got down to onrust where she was to be hove down without delay most welcome news to us all now heartily tired of this unwholsome countrey
poor Mr Monkhouse became worse & worse without the intervention of one favourable symptom so that we now had little hopes of his life
5. in the afternoon of this day poor Mr Monkhouse departed the first sacrafice to the climate
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