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

This afternoon wind increases Strong brese from NN east going at the [rigte ?} of 9 [nots?] [frer?] hours shortend sail a lillte at 4 o clock [?] until after 12 o clock when labouered water took in [fly?] [?] [Teyaland ?] sail and mizens topsail by, one 7 bells structured [accoteh?] structured needed fore topsail and [sirwife?] needed [maine] after breakfast all hands called to close reef topsails [ingin?] sail and [jib?] take in blowing heavy yeh with [raino?] stetching our [lourse?] Sunday Decemeber 12 1845 Blowing a gentle of rained this Day

Monday December 22 In Light ?sail brese from the N. west and fair weather sail in sight all hands on deck engaged Staving? down oil and cleaving bone so lends these 24 hours Long? ? East

Tuesday ? of 23rd of ? good whole sail brese from the North and fraying clouds ruined a whale this Morning at half past 7 o'clock but did not lower an account of being so wild at 9 o'clock lowered all ? but the same as before this afternoon nothing but finbacks ? east south east Lut? Long

Wednesday the 24 of December A ? Light wholesail brese and pleasant weather ? east bu south nothing in sight this afternoon the same ? Ends all these 24 hours ? Long

Thursday Decemebr 25 Light wholesail brese again this morning from the N west ruined whale from Aloft beforenine o'clock lowered all 3 boats from them but to no effect very wild this afternoon the same nothing in sight ? S east by East ? Long

Friday Dec 26 1845 A ? good wholesail brese from N west steering our course Nothing in sight afternoon the same ? Long

Saturday the 27th 1845 Light wholesail breeze from the Northwest and cloudy weather Steering East S east nothing in sight Crew breaking out fon[?] new foresail rigged it and bent it so ends these 24 hours Lat oo Lon 101 east

Sunday December the 28 this morning we have a light breeze from the Nwest and pleasant weather Steering a course E S East this afternoon the same nothing in sight 104 Long

Monday December the 29 AM light wholesail breeze and cloudy weather steering our course Afternoon the same with an increase of wind very rugged weather carrying studdingsails going at the rate of 10 knots per hour

Tuesday Dec the 30th AM strong wholesail from the NN West and rugged weather steering our course this afternoon shortened sail before 12 Oclock all sail taken but maintopsail and foresail mainttopsail close reefed blowing almost a gale of wind so ends these 24 hours

Wednesday december the 31 1846 AM blowing very heavy yet raining this forenoon with close reefed main topsail and foresail and staysail heavy squalls of wind and rain at 12Oclock made sail a little rather more moderate so ends these 24 hours Lat lon 108

January the first 1846 This day we have had a very strong breeze from the North west going at the rate of 11 knots per hour steering east by south seen 2 right whales in sight today paid no attention to them it so rugged so ends these 24 hours Long 114 east

Friday January the 2 1846 AM weather rather more moderate Light breeze from the north west a heavy sea a running steering east by south east nothing in sight so ends all these 24 hours Lon 117

Saturday January the 3d 1846 Good strong breeze this morning carrying studdingsails all sail set until one oclock wind increases shortened sail at 6 oclock running with close reefed topsails nothing in sight so ends all these 24 hours Lat Long 120 east

Sunday January the 4th 1846 Good weather again this morning set all sail good wholesail breeze this morning nothing in sight this Long day steering south west so ends this day Lat east Lat 43S Long 127

Monday January the 5th 1846 AM Strong wholesail breeze from the Nwest and good weather somewhat cloudy Quite a heavy sea a running nothing in sight mending sail today steering east S east so ends all these 24 hours South Latitude 42:9 Longitude 128 east