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

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Thursday February the 5 1846 AM good pleasant got through stowing down and re??? ship this day painting ship so ends these last few days

Friday the 6 of February 1846 This day cleaning up ship and setting up rigging expecting to leave tomorrow so ends these few lines

Saturday and Sunday Liberty Days

Monday the 9 1846 in port yet

Tuesday the 10th 1846 This morning got our anchor made sail and started for sea winds very light Got out of the bay at 2 Oclock PM Remainder of the day calm so ends these 24 hours

Wednesday February the 111846 AM light wholesail brese and fair weather Laying off and on the land of New Zeland 2 ships in sight this forenoon Zeland [SCRATCHED OUT] This fternoon wind very light at 6Pclosk PM we spoke the ship ??? of Warren Capt Millblow[?] of Massachusetts 6 months out 200 bbls of oil taken & blackfish This day bound to North west coast so ends these 24 hours Lat Long

Thursday the 12 of February 1846 AM light wholesail brese and moderate weather steering ship by the wind spoke the Massachusetts of New Bedford 17 months out 700 barrels of sperm oil

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Friday the 13 of February AM squalls of wind and rain with passing clouds taken one sunfish this morning steering east south east nothing more of importance this day Lat Long

Saturday the 14 of February AM light wholesail brese and fair weather spoke the bark Cecille[?] of Fairhaven 18 months out 300 barrels sperm oil PM the same nothing in sight so ends all these 24 hours Lat Long

Sunday the 15 of February 1846 This morning good wholesail brese with light rain wind south west steering east by south nothing in sight this day so ends these 24 hours Lat Long

Monday the 16 of February AM light wind from the north west and fair weather steering east PM calm nothing of importance this day so ends these 24 hours Lat Long

Tuesday the 17 1846 AM good strong wholesail bresae from the south east steering by the wind nothing in sight this day this knight brought a gale of wind shortened sail running with close reeft maintopsail and foresail so ends these 24 hours

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Wednesday the 18 of February AM strong brese from the North Steering by the wind running under double reeft topsails wind blowing a gale this knight close reeft maintopsail and foresail so ends these 24 hours

Thursday the 19 1846 This morning at 4 o'clock wind abated made sail again at 12 o'clock moderate weather light brese from the West N west steering east North East Lat Long

Friday th 20th of February AM light wholesail brese from the South west coursse East N east PM the same nothing in sight this day

Saturday the 21st of February AM light changeable winds and fair weather steeering east North east caught 140 eatable fish this day caught from round an old log that was floating about so ends these 24 hours Lat Long

Sunday the 22 of February AM good wholesail from the S West and fair weather steering East North east PM the same nothiing in sight

Monday the 23d of February 1846 This day invariable winds raised a gam of sperm whales chaseing them all day but to no effect so ends these 24 hours

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Tuesday the 24th of February AM good strong brese wind invariable steering by the wind this afternoon the same nothing in sight taken in all sail this knight wind blowing a gale laying to this knight

Wednesday the 25 of February This morning wind the same lying to this forenoon at 1 o'clock wind abated made sail again nothing in sight

Thursday th 26 of feb AM light wholesail bresew from the Southwest steering east North east PM the same nothing in sight

Friday the 27th of Februrary 1846 AM good strong brese from the West steering East North East PM the same nothing in sight so ends these 24 hours Lat 32.35S Long 164.06East

Saturday the 28th of February This day commences with good brese and fair weather steering a course This afternoon the same nothing in sight so ends the 24 hours Lat Lon

Sunday the Ifrstof March 1846 AM good strong wholesail brese and fair weather steering NN East PM the same nothing in sight

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Monday the 2d of March 1846

AM Light wholesail bres from the North West and fair weather Steering By the wind This afternoon the Same

Tuesday the 3d of March

AM Light wholesail Brese and fair Weather PM the Same Same Steering By the wind nothing in Sight This day So ends these 24 hours Latitude Long

Wednesday th 4th of March

AM Strong wholesail brese from the Noth by east PM the same steering by the wind nothing in in sight so ends these24 hours Lat Long

Thursday the 5 of March 1846

AM changeable winds and squally weather This afternoon quite moderate made sail again so ends these 24 hours Lat 22.35 Long 157

Friday th 6 of March

AM Light Brese from the N west Steering by the wind nothing in sight this afternoon low or Almost Calm so ends these 24 hours Lat 22:23

Saturday th 7th of March 1846

This day commences with a Light brese from West with squalls of rain nothing in sight This afternon the Same Lat Long

Sunday the 8th of March

AM light wind and pleasant weather In Sight of the Island of Managees[?] Bound to the Island of ??? 2 degrees beyond so ends this day Lat 21 57 South Long

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