These in the original are on the left hand page in log form.

To save space they have been placed at the end of every day's transactions.
The eccentricities in the spelling have been preserved.

A good many of these would seem to be due to Mr.Orton, the transcriber, as Cook's own letters are generally correct in their orthography.

The use of the capital letter was usual at the time.
References will be found to sketches and plans which have not been reproduced.
Cook's knack of finding names for localities was peculiarly happy.

Those who have had to do this, know the difficulty.