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& satisfied himself of the existence of a streight communicating with it  the Idea of which had Occurd to us all from Tasmans as well as our own observations

23. Disagreable day squally with rain so we all staid at home  Mr Monkhouse told me today that the day before yesterday he was ashore in a place where were many Indian houses deserted  here he saw several things tied up to the branches of trees  particularly hair of a man which he brought away with him  enough to have made a sizeable wig  this inducd him to think the place he had seen was a place consecrated to religious purposes  Possibly it was as they certainly have such places among them tho I have not yet been lucky enough to meet with them

24. Went today to the Heppah or Town to see our freinds the Indians  who receivd us with much confidence & civility & shewd us every part of their habitations which were neat enough  the town was situated upon a small Island or rock divided from the main by a breach in a rock so small that a man might almost Jump over it
 

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