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1821.
made with a thin coat of size of |glue| and carbonate of Lime in
fine powder. the object appears to be to make prevent
the pen from slipping on the paper and to [move] a
sufficient quantity of the ink used in writing on the surface
N o 4 appears to be similar
CW
March 25. Nitre . Farne. 1821 BFC&Co EIC. No. 1
7lb gave 6lb. 13oz. 12dr
112 lose 2lb. 4oz.
Nitre Farne 1821 SP F Chestr E.I.C. No. 2
7lb gave 6lb. 13oz. 4 [Drs]
112 lose 2lb. 12oz.
Farne 1821 SP F No 1. E I C. No 3
7lb gave 6lbs 11oz 12dr
112 lose lb. 4oz.
Farne 1821. SP F No. 2 EIC No. 4
7lb gave 6lb. 12.5oz
112 lose 3lb. 8oz
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No. 5
E I C
Ajax 1821.
S
7lb gave 6lb 0.5oz
112 lose 15lb. 8oz.
No. 6.
Ceres 1818
7lb gave 6lb. 11oz. 112 lose 5lb
No. 7.
[Pilot] 1818
E I C.
7lb gave 6lb. 12o.5oz 112 lose 3lb. 8oz
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Carbonate of lime

Symbol/formula: CaCO3

Calcium carbonate.

Nitre

Symbol/formula: KNO3

Potassium nitrate. The mineral form is saltpetre, which was useful as a fertiliser and for making gunpowder.

Ajax

The Ajax was a Royal Navy ship.

Ceres

The first asteroid to be discovered, 1st January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi