Whaling Log of the Washington and Desdemona

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June the 13th 1834. Saild from [Sag?] harbour. Ship Washington of Sag harbour

Thursday June the 17th. First part of this 24 hours fresh breeze from the ESE. [Non?] steering NE with a ship in company at 8 oclock. All hands were calld. Took in sail at 10 oclock. Maid sail with a fine breeze from the south. Were in place in ships duty. [So ends?] this 24 hours. Latt 42.20

Friday June the 20th. Throughout these 24 hours a good breze from the SW non-steering ESE with a heavy swell from the east. The crew employer in ships duty So ends these 24 hours. Latt 39 40 Long 59 [48?]

Saturday June the 21st. Throughout the 24 hours fresh breeze from the S West. No steering ESE [Crew?] imployed in fitting the boats. So ends the 24 hours. Latt 30 40 Long 50 40

Sunday June the 22. At first part of these 24 hours frexh winds rains [squalls?]. Crew imploied in ships duty.

Friday June the 27. Lite winds from southard. [Wea?] steared ESE. The watch imploied in bearding new miren top sail and oter ships duty. So ends this twenty four ours. Latt 40 25

Sunday June the 29. Fine breaze from southard and Weastearn ESE. I hav been imploied in reading. So ends [theas? teas] 24 hours. Latitude 40 20 Lon 37 43

Monday June the 30. A fine brease from the SSW. Wea sailed South East. Imploied in fiting. Working on the riging and braking out for [ward?]. So ends these 24 ours. Lat 40 10 Longitud 35 40

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Tusday July the first. First part of this twenty fours ours a fresh wind NW. Steared SE. Imploid sortin and [cleaning?] our iron [hooks?]. so eands theas 24 ours.

Wednesday July 2. First part of theas 24 ours a lite breas weasward. [Stear] in SE. Maid to land about ten oclock. [Theives?] torn islands. So ends teas twenty four ours. Latitude

Thursday July 3rd. Cloudy and a light breeze from the SW. [No?] laying of and on at [floris?]. The Captain at those recruiting [we sars?] spok. The ship [Atlantice?] of [herenabeck?]. So ends these 24 hours.

Friday July the 4th. Throughout these 24 hours light winds and pleasent stearing SE for fayall. Raised to S from whales. S oared and chased but it was to lait in the day. Came on board and hoisted up. [We lay?] aback all night. So ends thas 24 hours. Lat 38.30 L-31

Saturday July 5th. First part of these 24 hours fresh winds from the S. Lay of and on [fayall?]. [Latfrat?] good weather. So ends theas 24 hours.

Sunday July the 6th. Throught theas 24 hours good. A fine breeze from the S west. Finished our accounts and weant to sea with a fin breaze. [Latt?] of [fiall?] and longitude of the [sains?] fair well fanyall.

Monday the 7. Throught this 24 hours light [winds?] and pleasant weather. The winds the wind from the west. So ends these 24. Lat 37.2

Tuesday July 8th. Throught theas 24 hours light [winds?] and plesant weather. We stearing south. Latt 35.20 Long 27.8

Wednesday 9th. Throught the 24 it has bean most [calme?]. The [wath?] imploid in ships duty. Nothing of importance has ben transacted. Lat 34.18 L 24.10

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