Log Book of the Ship Daniel Webster, 1833-1834, 1837-1838

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harborer bound on

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Monday Jenuary [JANUARY] 13th 1834 This day begins with a fresh gale from the SE. Steering WSW. Middle part took in top gallant sails. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Sent down our studden [STUDDING] sail yards. Spoke Ship [Franklin CROSSED OUT] Dewit [DEWITT] Clinton of Sag Harbour [HARBOR] with 30 bariles [BARRELS] of oil. Saw a Sperm whale. Loward [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED] but without success. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 5°-=05 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 102°=15

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Tuesday Jen. [JANUARY] 14th 183 This day begins with a fresh gale from the SE. Steering SW with all sail set. Middle part took in top gallant sails as yousyal [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Again in company with Governer [GOVERNOR] Clinton of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]. Cap [CAPTAIN] Ludlow came on bord [BOARD]. Got a grindstone [???] and a number of terepin [TERRAPINS]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 5°=40 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 103°=58

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Wednesday Jen. [JANUARY] 15th 1834 These first part of these 24 we have it calm. In company with the Clinton. Middle part the wind springs up from the NE. At 3 PM spok [SPOKE] the Clinton, rather [???] hailed her. Latter part tacked ship, steering SW. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 6°=22 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 104°=50 at 10 AM

A Whaleing [WHALING] Voyage P Pearsons [PIERSON] Master

Remarks on board Thursday Jen [JANUARY] 16th 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we have fresh winds from the SE. Steering N by E, all sail set. Engaged at sundrd [SUNDRIED] jobs. At 5 PM spok [SPOKE] the Clinton. Got sum [SOME] old canvass. At night shorted [SHORTENED] sail as usual. Latter part strong breezes. Steering NE 1/2 N all sail. Clinton in company. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 4°-45 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 103°=48, at 10

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Friday Jen. [JANUARY] 17th 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we we have strong breze [BREEZE] from the SE. Steering NE with all sail. Middle and latter the same. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in lashing a spar over the [???]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 3°-31 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER], 102°=18 West

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Jen [JANUARY] 18th The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh wind from the SE. Steering NW, all sail. Middle and latter much the same. Nothing more worth of remark. Lat [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 1°-41 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER]

Remarks on board Saturday Jen [JANUARY] 19th 18 These 24 hours commences with fresh winds and good weath [WEATHER]. Steering NNW. Saw a dang[?] Sperm whale. Came very nar [NEAR] geting [GETTING] hold. Middle and Latter the same. Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 1°-37 Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 104° 4

Whales

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR] bou [BOUND?]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Monday Jen. [JANUARY] 20th 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh wind and hazy. Steering SW with all sail set. Middle part takin [TOOK IN] sail as yousoul [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Stering [STEERING] SW. At 7 AM raised a shole [SHOAL] of whales. Loward [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED]. Got on to one and mist [MISSED] him. Got on to anumber [ANOTHER] finely [FINALLY]. Struck and got stoved. One man badly hurt. So ends this hard day with the los [LOSS] of a line. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°-35 So [SOUTH] Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 106°=15 W

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Tuesday Jen. [JANUARY] 21st 18 [1834] The first part of these 24 hours we have fine and pleasant weather with a light wind from the SE. Sttering [STEERING] various coarses [COURSES]. Middle part tok [TOOK] in light sails as yousial [USUAL], heading both way[S] on the wind thrugh [THROUGH] the night. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Steering S.S.W. with all sail. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in coiling to [TOW] lines and filing a new [???]. At 9 AM saw whales. Loward [LOWERED] and chaist [CHASED] but they proved to bea [BE] finbacks. Nothing more worth of remark. Lattitude [LATITUDE] by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°=04 South Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 106°=47 W

Remarks on board Wednesday Jen. [JANUARY] 22 1834 The first part of these 24 hours we have fine weather with a fresh wind from the SE. Steering SSW with all sail. Middle part took in sail as yousial [USUAL]. Steering N.E. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Wore ship. At 6 AM steering NW with all sail. Nothing more worth of remark. Lat [LATITUDE] obs vation [OBSERVATION] Long [LONGITUDE] C [CHRONOMETER]

nd [BOUND] on a Whaleing [WHALING] Voyage P] Pearsons [PIERSON]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Thursday Jen. [JANUARY] 23 The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh wind from the SE. Steering NW. At 7 PM wore ship to the NE. Middle part wore to the NE by N. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Stering [STEERING] NE by N. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in ships duty. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°=28 Sou [SOUTH] Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 107°=48

Remarks on board Friday Jen. [JANUARY] 24 This day begins with fine weather with a fresh wind from the SE. Steering NE by N. At 1/2 6 hove ship heading S by W. Middle part steering NE. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. At 12 AM wore ship to the South by West. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in mending a stoven boat. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 1°=26 S Longitud[E] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 107°=45

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Saturday Jen 25 The first part of these 24 hours we have strong SE trades with fine weather. Steer S by W. Tok [TOOK] in light sails as yousoul [USUAL]. Middle part the same. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Steering S by W. At half past 5 AM had a shour [SHOWER] of rain. Hands imployed in various jobs. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 2°=13 S Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 109°=43 W

Ship Daniel Webster of Sag Harbour [HARBOR]

Remarks on bord [BOARD] Sunday Jen. [JANUARY] 26th The first part of these 24 hours we have strong wind from the SE. Steering S by W. At 6 PM took in top gallant sails and reeft [REEFED] topsails. Middle part fine weather. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Steering SSW with all sail set. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 3°=47 South Longitude Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 110°=29 West

Remarks on board Monday Jen. [JANUARY] 27th The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh trades from the SE. Steering SSW with all sail. Middle part shortend [SHORTENED] sail as usial [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail again. Steering SW. Hands imployed [EMPLOYED] in mending a stoven boat and other jobs. Flged [FLOGGED] the steward for steeling [STEALING] rum. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 5°=27 Longitude by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 112°=24

Remarks on board Tuesday Jen. [JANUARY] 28th The first part of these 24 hours we have a fresh SE trades with a clear are [AIR]. Steering SW with all sail. Middle part shortend [SHORTENED] sail as yousial [USUAL]. Latter part maid [MADE] all sail. Steering NNW. At half past 4 PM spoke ship Reaper of Nantucket with 10600 bbariels [BARRELS], sixteen months from home toying[?]. Nothing more worth of remark. Latitude by obs vation [OBSERVATION] 5°=09 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Cronometer [CHRONOMETER] 113°=41 Wes [WEST]