Francis MacDonald Journal * Facsimile and Transcription
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what you think you w[oul]d require for six weeks. And for your outer clothes be sure you put the oldest things in your box as at least for the 5 first week you will not care a pin about your clothes. You will be quite unable to do anything, [and] rather than more will see your very best clothes utterly spoiled. 10 I turned out my oldest things [and] put them on the top [and] 'tis well for me. The Englishman is spoiling all his clothes, he has not put them off since we left Greenock 15 and has nearly spoiled a nice satin vest already. He says he wishes he had a little Scotch fore- thought, as he gave away before he left Glasgow clothes that would have 20 done quite well for the voyage, but he wished to have as little luggage as possible. No experience like bought experience. [End of Page 12]
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