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Journal 1827

Nov 22 Thursday. Went up the canal before
noon. After noon I stayed in my room
reading in [Fitters?] elements of general History
which I have comenced [commenced] this Day
Mr. Victory Audubon says that "flies from
a vacuum under their feet when they light for
the purpose of keeping themselves to the sur
face on which they light." In the same
manner as the Limpet (Pattella L) attaches itself to
the rocks. He says that some late writer had
suggested the idea of a man's walking up a
perpendicular wall by having a proper apparatus for
forming a vacuum under his hands & feet.
Nov 23. Friday I went around among
the foremen to get the number of men
for Mr Henry's report.
Afterward I went a hunting killed
a rabit [rabbit] and two wood peckers
Nov 24. worked on the lock today

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Journal 1827

Nov 26. Monday nothing to do on the
canal I read nearly all Day in my
Hystorical [historical] Book.
Nov 27. Before Dinner I went
after a cow that was not come up or
unusual, and after Dinner I worked
nearly all the time on the canal
Nov 28 Nothing to do on the canal
Mr. Geo. S. Rhines an engineer on the
Cheasipeke [Chesapeake] & Dellaware [Delaware] Canal united
Mr. Henry at my room this afternoon
Mr. Victor Audubon started for New
Orleans today in the toe-boat [towboat]
Heroules.
Nov 29 Thursday. A little work on the
canal after dinner; before that time
I was in the housing drawing a plan
of a pump. This morning we had some difficulties with a negro
woman who is suspected to have