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Monday Nov 14th 1825
Lat 36–20
Long 45 . 10
[Written over lefthand margin and main text:]
James Strong Bridgehampton
These 24 hours good weather.
[???] hard struck 4 whales.
Drawn from 2. Cut from one.
Kill one and he sunk. Saw
2 ships. So ends the day.
Tuesday Nov 15th
These 24 hours fine weather and
no great plenty of whales. Saw
2 ships running to the south[??].
Lat 36..17 Long – 45..58
Wednesday N[ov] 16th
Pleasant weather. Saw whales.
Killed one took him along side
and cut him in. So ends the day.
No obs this day – Albert
Thirsday [Thursday] Nov 17th 1825
Spoke the ship Union 60 bls [barrels?]
spermacity [spermaceti] and lowered for nets.
No succes [success]. So ends the day.
Lat 37–23 Long 46–20
Friday Nov 18th 1825
Rugged weather. The Union
in company. Gaming finished
trying Lat 37–40 Long 46–48
Saturday Nov 19th 1825
These 24 hours ruggd [rugged] weather. Slowed
down the whale which makes 75 bls [barrels?].
Saw some whales. So ends.
Lat 37–22 Long 47 00
[Written upside down at the bottom of page:]
Capt Edward D Topping
[Written sideways along the lefthand margin:]
William C
M D [Wanton?]
SW Lee Albert [???]
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