Francis MacDonald Journal * Facsimile and Transcription
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        then Beloved, we left Glasgow at three
        o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th
        Sept[ember] 1848, on board of the Barque
        “Augusta” of Glasgow, J. N. Crowe mas-
5     ter for New York.2 We were headed
        down as far as Dumbarton3 where
        the ship stuck for want of
        water. On our way down I got
        farewell salutes from many of
10   my old acquaintances. Capt[ain]
        Campbell of the Screw Steamer
        “Fine Queen”.4 Mr [and] Mrs McLyonon [etc.]
        at Anchinborlie,5 Capt[ain] McAnlay{,}
        Capt[ain] McCall [and] some folks I
15   did not notice soon enough to
        know them.6 I went to Greenock7
        in the tug Gulliver [and] remained
        there till nine o'clock in
        company with Donald Cam-
20   pbell, Peter McCullum [and]
        my brother.8 We then went
        to Helensburgh9 [and] remained
        there till between three and

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