Jacob Strong, Whaling Log of the Henry, 1845-1846

Thursday 16th A M wind SW light brese P M wind the same light Raised a ship which showed fresh Colours had the apearance of a Slaver winds increasing

Friday 17th A M wind S fresh wholesail breese. P M wind the same with passing clouds

Saturday 18th A M wind SE wholesail breese P M wind the same blowing fresh crossed the Line to day.

Sunday 19th A M wind SSE fresh winds and passing clouds. P M wind the same

Monday 20th A M wind SE passing clouds. P M wind the same.

Tuesday 21st A M fresh SE trades and passing clouds some what squably in latitude 23 long 26 51 P M winds the same

Wednesday 22nd A M wind SE fresh brese [?] P M light winds and fair weather winds SSE stering by the wind so ends these 24 hours. Lat 37 long 28 51

Thursday Oct. 22nd 1845 AM light winds and fair weather wind SSE. Steering by the wind. PM the same. So ends these 24 hours. Lat. 6[8?] 31 South. Long 24 48 West

Friday Oct 23 1845 AM wholesail breeze and fair weather. Wind SSE Steering by the wind. PM the same. Man aloft raised a blow as he thought from sperm whale 3 miles off [lea?] bow 7 bells this morning. We squared the yards hauled up the mainsail and laid off for them, but they sounded and we see nomore of them. So ends these 24 hours.

Saturday 24th AM wind SSE fair weather PM the same with light breeze Quite warm setting u/o Rigging and mending topgalantsail So ends these twenty four hours. Latitude 15 17 So ends these 24 hours

Sunday 25

Sunday 25th 1845 AM wind SE wholesail breese and fair weather. PM the same almost calm. Latitude 17 2 S

Monday 26th AM light NE winds and fair weather passing clouds Steering a course. PM the wind increases latter part stiff brese so ends these 24 hours. Lat 18 39 S Long 24 11

Tuesday 27th AM Wind E fresh breese and fair weather. Steering a course. PM the same so ends these twenty four hours Latitude 21 5 Long 24 20

Wednesday 28th AM wind ESE fair weather wholesail breese Steering a course. PM the same so ends these 24 hours. Latitude 22 23 S Long 24 00 West

Thursday Oct 29th AM wind N by E fresh brese and passing clouds steering a course. PM the same so ends these 24 hours

Friday Oct th 30: 1845 Strong winds and fair weather wind from the NN East steering south nothing in sight so ends these 24 hours Lat 26:23 Long 23:40

Saturday Oct th 31: 1845 Strong winds and fair weather wind from the ENE steering south nothing sight. So ends these 24 hours. Lat 27 37 Long

Sunday November th 1: 1845 AM wind ENE moderate clear weather light breese. PM the same so ends these 24 hours. Lat 29 39

Monday December th 3 1845 AM wind ENE light winds fair weather steering south. PM the same. Nothing in sight. So ends these 24 hours. Lat 31:21 L. 31:31

Tuesday November th 4 AM wind north strong breese and ragged weather steering E by north. PM the same raised blow from a loft 3/4 of mile off quite squally continued so all knight with rain. So ends these 24 hours. Lat 35 8 46. Lon 15:40.

Wednesday th 4 1845 AM this day commences heavy squalls of wind and rain from the south so that in the afternoon all hands were called to close reef fore and main topsails cold rainy weather course east. So ends these 24 hours. Lat Long

Thursday th 6 1845 AM moderate winds from the south mild weather steering sails set wind increases to a gale steering by the wind PM under close reef topsails. So ends these 24 hours. Lat Long

Friday th 7 1845 AM winds from the east blowing fresh all sail set raised a sail off weather bow from a loft damp weather. PM wind hauling to NE strong breese under close reef topsails this night took in sail lay to with Tristan island ahead Quarter watches chosen and stood for the first time course SSE. Latitude 36. Longitude 13

Saturday th 8 1845 AM strong winds and fair weather. PM quite squally with rain steering SE nothing in sight. So ends these 24 hours.