The text includes archaic and inconsistent punctuation and spellings, which have been left as printed except as follows.

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

• p. 2 "os learning" changed to "of learning"
• p. 3 "5819" changed to "1819"
• p. 3 "Treasurer Benevolent Lodge" changed to "Treasurer Benevolent Lodge."
• p. 3 "Jun. P. M" changed to "Jun. P. M."
• p. 3 "St. John’s No. 9, late No. 6" changed to "St. John’s No. 9, late No. 6."
• p. 3 "Phoenix Lodge No. 40, late No. 11" changed to "Phoenix Lodge No. 40, late No. 11."
• p. 3 "WEBSTER, W M." changed to "WEBSTER, W. M."
• p. 3 "St. John’s, No. 9, late No 6." changed to "St. John’s, No. 9, late No. 6."
• p. 5 "by the long boat" changed to "by the long-boat"
• p. 8 "No. I" changed to "No. I."
• p. 12 (note) "Ocean." changed to "Ocean.”"
• p. 14 "another hand" changed to "another hand."
• p. 16 "15 days," changed to "15 days."
• p. 26 "written" changed to "written."
• p. 29 (note) "page 29" changed to "page 29."
• p. 84 (note) "ts was" changed to "it was"
• p. 84 (note) "America." changed to "America.”"
• p. 84 (note) "p. 317" changed to "p. 317."
• p. 86 (note) "mountan" changed to "mountain"
• p. 87 (note) "height of of" changed to "height of"
• p. 100 (note) "treadles" changed to "treadles."
• p. 111 (note) "Ii was" changed to "It was"
• p. 111 (note) "Vidc" changed to "Vide"
• p. 114 "isle" changed to "ilse"
• p. 131 "separte" changed to "separate"
• p. 171 "Country the" changed to "Country, the"
• p. 172 "Cry to," changed to "Cry, to,"
• p. 173 "Pat" changed to "Fat"
• p. 178 "Maried" changed to "Married"
• p. 185 "Ome toome akoroo" changed to "Oome toome akoroo"
• p. 203 "pretension" changed to "pretension."
• p. 215 "adition" changed to "addition"
• p. 216 "scroundrels" changed to "scoundrels"
• p. 219 "behind," changed to "behind"
• p. 219 "Sheen" changed to "Sheen."

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

• p. 18 stampted
• p. 20 deemded
• p. 116 acqueducts
• p. 134 the whole is closed
• p. 192 resourse
• p. 208 detatchment