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A Journal of the Whaling Voyage on Board of the

Monday December 8th 1845

these 24 hours Light winds from the S W
at on P.M Wade anchor and Went Down
the Bay and Came too fore the night [Saw?]

Tuesday 9th 1845

these 24 hours Begins with fresh winds from the
N. W at 2 PM toock Our anchor and Went
to See at 3 PM Went by Gardners Poant
and then Shaped our Cours for montock Poant
at Sundown montock Light Bairing West 15
miles off the Bayad in Sight Saw nothing
more this day

Wendesday 10th 1845

these 24 hours Begins with Strong winds from
the N. W Steering E. S. E under Double reeft
top Sails im Ployed in Stowing the anchors and
Chains the Bayad in Sight midel and Latter parts
mutch the Same Saw nothing more this day
now Latitude Now Longtude

Thursday 11th 1845

These 24 hours Begins with fresh windes from
the N. N. W Steering S. E by E under
all Sail midel and Latter Part mutch
the same im ployed Braking out the after
hatch and [illegible] at 9 AM Spoke the Bark
Bayad of Green [Pop?] Saw nothing more
this day Latitude by Ob 38 05 Longtude

Friday 12th 1845

these 24 hours Begins with fresh windes from
the N. N. E and Drizely rainny weather Steering
S. E by E. under all Sail Latter part Squally
weather toock in the main top gallant Sail and
Doubel reeft the top Sails im ployed in mending
the main Sail and Bent it the Bayad in Sight Saw
nothing this day Latitude by DR 36 00 N

Saturday 13th 1845

these 24 hours Begins with fresh winds and Squally
weather Steering over Course windes from N. N. W to
N. N. E Latter part toock in the fore Sail and Cose
reeft the main top Sail at 6 A M toock in the fore Sail
all this day Squally and rainy weather Saw nothing
this day
Latitude 36.. 11 N Long by Ch 60.. 59 West

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