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utter weakness been unable to lift himself up or extricate himself. Thus perished miserably a gentleman, at the age of [space], who was a most useful member of the society of which he was a partner, an esteemed friend of all who knew hi[m] an excellent master, beloved and respected by his friends and servants, and esteemed by all his acquaintance. The author of his death and

The season did not permit of his interment; all was frozen stiff and hard, and neither could a grave be dug nor the body be straightened. His obsequies were therefore left to be performed in the spring. Early in the next season (this year 1820) when the North West canoes came down in the spring of this year out, Turcotte and Lepine, […] the survivors, were with them; and, with all who were in the brigade, repaired to the spot, found the corpse in the same position, and making as good a coffin as circumstances would permit, interred the remains of M^r Frobisher in a grave dug on the spot where he came to his untimely and wretched end[.]

Thus perished miserably a gentleman who was highly esteemed by all who knew him, an excellent master, beloved & respected by his friends and servants, esteemed by all his acquaintance, & a

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