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Thirsday April 13th 1826

These 24 hours heavy ga[les]
from East to SS West.
At 9 AM sound 48
fathoms water. Set the
foresail and double refed [reefed]
main top sail and stear
N East for home.

Lat by DR 40–10

Friday April 14th 1826

These 24 hours heavy gales
from SS W to S West and
rain. Stear N E by North
and N East.

Lat by DR 38–17
Long 53–20

Saturday April 15th 1826

First part heavy gales and
squals for rain from SS Wes[t].
Latter part more moderate.
Got [???] sail on her set a
fore top mast studing [studding] sail.
Employed in trying. Stear N.

Lat by 36–53 long 50 3

Sunday April 16th 1826

These 24 hours fresh winds
and a heavy from the southward.
Stear N East. Finished trying
and went to bending new
sails. So ends this day.

Monday April 17th 1826

These 24 hours light winds and calm
from the southward. Stear N East
and N E by south. Employed in
stowing down oil and drawing
up [betwixt?] decks.

Lat by obs 34–45 Long 46–61

Edward D Topping [Written along left margin and upside down repeatedly over the page]