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State of the Thermometer at the B.G. Slave Island

1817.
1st September
7. A. M. Noon 3. P. M. 8. P. M.
1 80 81 82 80
2 79 79 80 79
3 79 80 81 80
4 80 82 82 80
5 80 80 80 80
6 80 81 82 80
7 80 82 83 80
8 81 83 83 81
9 80 82 83 81
10 80 82 82 81
11 81 82 82 81
12 81 83 84 81
13 80 82 82 81
14 81 83 84 81
15 81 83 83 81
16 81 83 84 81
17 81 82 83 81
18 82 82 83 82
19 80 81 82 80
20 80 82 81 79
21 77 79 80 80
22 78 81 82 80
23 80 82 82 80
24 80 81 82 80
25 77 81 79 79
26 77 80 79 78
27 79 80 81 78
28 78 81 79 79
29 80 81 81 80
30 79 80 82 80

Journal for the Month of October 1817

B.G. Cattura  Heavy rains with little interruption the whole month many of the oldest Natives remark that they do not remember such a deluge for many years  the River Cattura rose several feet in a few hours very little work  could be done out of doors except turning the rivulets of the roads and walks etc.  kept the men busily employed in drying seeds cuttings  number sticks of Bamboo etc putting handles to Coconuts & making Rattan baskets for Epidendrons and repairing and draining inside of the Godowns

B.G. Slave Island A similar duty has been done here as at Cattura by cutting number sticks and drying seeds etc the Garden

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