Log Book Hannibal and Marcus, 1822-1825

Sunday July 14th : 1822 First part fresh winds from N N E middle and latter part light winds and A large smell at North steared W S West in company with the hellen saw nothing this day flones hearing N N E 15 leagues spoke the foster chais nantucket 80 Blls of sperm oil Lat by obs 38 – 47 - -

Monday July 15th : 1822 First part Light airs and calm at North with A large smell middle part Light winds at S West stear for flones at 9 A M run in with the Land find it to rugged to Land employed in hitting A new main top sail and hert it saw severed sail so ends

Tuesday July 16th – 1822 All these 24 hours fresh winds and rugged from S W to N West so end this day

Wednesday July 17th “ 1822 All these 24 hours Light winds and calm from N E to South Beating in for the Land in company with the hellen 6 sail in sight flones heaving N N East 5 League Distance

Thursday July 18th : 1822 First part of these 24 hours Light winds and calm from the Southward middle part Light winds at N West stear in for the Land at 6 A Land with one boat vegetables had the weather then thick and squaly the Hellen in Company at ½ past 12 PM came off with A boat head and Landed at the other harbor find trade very dud at 6 PM gd of and made sail to the S by East so ends this good day

Friday July 19th “ 1822 First part of these 24 hours fresh winds and squaly at N West at 6 P M flones Bare West 6 miles from which I take my departure for the Cape verd islands in Lying in the Latitude of 39 - - 26 North and Longitude 31 – 04 from London middle and Latter Light winds and [calm (strikethrough)] cloudy Lat by obs 38 - 29 Long 36 – 43

Saturday July 20 th “ 1822 First part Light winds at North stear S by Eas middle and Latter part Light airs and calm employed in making [spurgarr?] Lat by obs 37 – 28 Long 29 - - 28

Sunday July 21st “ 1822 First and middle part Light winds and calm Latter part Light winds at S S West and South head E S East and S E spoke the Brig farther of new hedford 350 sperm oil 14 month out Lat by obs 37 – 04 Long 29 – 51

Monday July 22nd 1822 All these 24 hours Light Breeses and pleasant weather at West stear to the South with all sail set saw nothing employed in fitting and cutting straps so ends this good day - - - - Lat by obs 35 – 14 Long 27 – 44

Tuesday July 23rd : 1822 All these 24 hours Light Breeses and pleasant weather at N N West stear to the South with all sail set saw nothing employe in Sundays Long by Lunar dt 4 PM 25 – 47 Lat 33 - - 22 Long 25 - -- 54 great whales in the sea gods vais ohey emer

Wednesday July 24 th : 1822 Light airs and calm from the Northward stear South with all sail set saw nothing employed in fitting rigging and Sundays Long By [harar?] [at 4 PM 2690 14 (strikethrough)] 26 – 14 Lat By – obs 32 – 27 Long 26 – 30

Thursday July 25th “ 1822 All these 24 hours Light Breeses and pleasant from the South stear South with all sail set saw nothing employed in Sundays Long by Lunar 25 – 49 Lat by . Obs 31 – 23 Long 26 – 05

Friday July 26 th “ 1822 First and middle part of these 24 hours Light winds and pleasant from N E Latter part fine gales and squaly at E N E steared South with all sail set at 6 PM spoke the Thorn Gardner and Rizaus of New London nice no whale Long by Lunar at 4 P M 25 – 27 Lat 29 – 29 Long 25 – 28

Saturday July 27th “ 1822 All these 24 hours fine fresh Breeses and pleasant weather at E N East steared by S by West in company with the Thorn and Rizens employed in Sundays Long by Lunar 24 . . 52 Lat by obs 26 – 32 Long 25 – 08

Sunday July 28th 1822 Fine trades and smokey weather at E N East stear S S West in company with the Thorn and [pucane?] so ends this day of own Land Long by Lunar 25 – 10 Lat by obs 23 – 46 – Long 25 - - 26

Monday July 29th" 1822 All these 24 hours fine Breezes and [hazy?] weather at NE [steer?] SS West and Shy West in Company with our consorts employed in makeing [???] and [???] [???] so ends long. By lunar 25-20 lat by obs-21-04 long 25-36

Tuesday July 30th" 1822 First part fine Breezes and hazy weather from S East middle and latter part Light winds and pleasant in company with the thorn and [pizano?] long by Lunar at 4 PM 25-14 Lat by obs-19-00 long-25-20

Wednesday July 31st All these 24 hous light winds and pleasant from the E S E to S East [steer?] South by West and south at 2 o clock at night heave to and lie until day light the make all said and [steer?] south at 11 AM make the island of St antony leaving SS West 10 leagues lat by obs 17-28

Thursdy August 1st" 1822 First and middle part light winds and squaly at NE [Steered?] west at 6 PM St antony [hone?] [crossed out] the SS W 3 leagues latter part light winds and cloudy at E NE [steer?] Shy E in co with the Thorn and [Pizanno?] saw a ship the windward standing in with the L^nad. lat by obs 16-18

Friday August 2nd 1822 First and middle part Light winds and cloudy from E to N East steer from N E to S S East Latter part Light winds and clear from N E stear S E at 11 A M make the Land fog o leaning S E by South and [brava?] hearing S [hgou?] Lat by obs 15 – 22 -

Saturday August 3rd “ 1822 All these 24 hours Light winds and pleasant weather from the Northward and Eastward at 12 PM Brava hone North 10 Leagues from which I take my departure it Lying in the Latitude of 14 – 50 and Longitude of 24 – 43 the thorn in Company. - - . - Lat by obs 14 – 20 Long 24 . 43

Sunday August 4th : 1822 First part Light winds and pleasant from N E to East stear South with all sail set the Thorn in company capt Gardre on board at 7 P M Capt Garrer went home again middle part calm and cloudy Latter part Light winds from the East past A brig the windward of us steering N West the Thorn A stear Lat by obs 12. 22 Long 2A - - 17