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Sunday May 24th 1846
Wind S [L?] East A M Light breeze and fair weather at 12
O Clock raised a gam of whales and Lowerd for them we proved
To be Hump backs P M wind [noreases?] Lying to again this night
[Homling?] quarter [watoties?] So ends all these 24 hours Lat 40 N Long

Monday May 25
Wind E by N strong breeze and wet foggy weather
Main sail at 8 o clock this morning [recning?] with [lorable?] reef Top sails
off 4 P M thick and foggy again

Tuesday 26th Lat 40 = 27 N W Long 140 15 East
Wind East fair weather Light wholesail breeze Lowerd at 12 Celseh for A Hump
Back whale but to no effect so ends all these 24 hours Lat 41 N Long

Wednesday 27th of May Lat Long
Wind E thick foggy weather at 4 O clock this morning Lowerd for right whales
Struck one and brought him alongside about 9 this morning this whale
Makes one Hundred a barrels(crossed out) and 25 barrels Lat

Thursday 28th
This day Trying out Calm foggy weather Lowerd and killed one right
whale this day by Mr Sherman which made us 75 barrels

Friday 29th Lat Long
Wind N W Light breeze and moderate weather whales in sight

Saturday 30th of May
Wind N [E?] [recning?] under whole Topsails Lowerd at 5 o clock this morning
For right whales took one, killed one and brought him along sails at 4 P M
Commenced eating him in [heforouhed?] to hew dry skin we saved his
Head and Let cut off from him and Let go. So ends thes 24 hours

Sunday May 31st Lat Long
Wind E Lying to and trying out and strung down this day under
[blode?] [rec?] main topsails at 4 P M wind lies away so ends thes 24 hours

Monday June 1st 1846
Wind N W whole sail this morning standing on the wind trying out
This day took in sail at night again so ends all these 24 hours

Tuesday June 2nd Lat Long
Wind PE whale [T?] [C?] sail breeze trying out this day shortened right again at