Log Book of the Ship Thorn, 1825-1826

Saturday January 7th 1826

First part light winds and clear. Latter part fresh winds and cloudy. Saw several whales. Killed one and took him along side and parted the [hasser?] [sared?] the whole squaly [squally] rain.

Lat by obs 41–33 Long 44–30

Sunday January 8th 1825 [1826]

First part light winds and rain. Got the whale along side and cut him in. Latter part light winds and pleasant from the W.

Lat by obs 41–33 Long 44.40

Monday January 9th 1826

First part light winds and fine weather. Later part rugged. Stowed down 100 bls of oil in the after hatch and saw a few whales.

Lat by obs 41..40 Long 44 00

Tuesday January 10th 1826

First and middle part fresh winds and squaly [squally] with rain and lightning and thunder. Latter part light winds and clear. Saw nothing. So ends.

Lat by obs 41–56 Long 44 00

Wednesday January 11th 1825 [1826]

First part light winds and pleasant. Middle and latter part fresh winds. Spoke the Neptune of New London Hobern master 7 whales.

Lat by obs 40–29 Long 43–3

Thirsday January 12th 1826

First part a fine breeze and clear from the N West. Stear [steer] WN West and S West for the main bank. Middle part calm and foggy. Latter part light wind and cloudy from the N East. Stear WN West saw nothing.

Lat by obs 41..47 Long 44–40.

Friday January 13th 1826

These 24 hours light winds and cloudy from the southward and East ward. First part stear WN West. Saw whales. Killed one and cut him in.

Lat by D DR 41–30} 45 30

Saturday January 14th 1826

These 24 hours light winds and fine weather. Spoke the [Scepter?]. Latter part saw whales. Killed one and cut him in. So ends.

Lat by obs 41–27

Sunday January 15th 1826

First part light winds and cloudy. Middle part lightning and thunder and rain and hail. Latter part fresh winds and clear from the S East. Stear W by South for the main bank. Employed in trying. Saw nothing.

Lat by obs 41–38 Long 45 00

Monday January 16th 1826

These 24 hours light winds from the Northward. Stear to the Westward.

Lat 41–08 Long 46–30

Tuesday January 17th 1826

First part fresh winds and clear from the Northward. Middle and latter party heavy gales and a heavy sea. Stear to the Westward.

Lat DR 41–30 Long 48/20

Wednesday

First part fresh winds and rugged from the Westward and southward. Stowed down 42 bls of oil in the misen [mizzen] hatch.

Lat by obs 40–56 Long 49–00

Thirsday January 19th 1826

First part fresh winds and clear. Middle part light winds and smokey. Latter part clear and pleasant.

Lat 41–06 Long 50–10

Friday January 20th 1826

First and middle part light winds and pleasant with a [lange?] sea. Latter part a fine breaze [breeze] from the NN West. Stear West with all sail set for the main bank. Sint [sent?] up the fore and misen [mizzen] top galant [gallant] masts.

Lat by obs 40..24 Long 50–40

Saturday January 21st 1826

First part fresh winds and smokey from the N West. Stear W S West. Middle part light winds at 8 PM took in sail at 4 AM make sail and stear to the Westward. Latter wind all around the compass.

Lat obs in 41–14 Long 52.20

Sunday January 22nd 1826

First part fresh winds and squaly. Middle part light winds and squals of lightning and thunder. Latter part light winds and pleasant Lat DR 41–44 Long 52 [??]

Monday January 23rd 1826

First part light winds and pleasant. Middle and latter part light winds and fine weather from the N West

Lat by obs 42–08 Long 54 00

Tuesday January 24th 1826

These 24 hours light winds and pleasant. Saw 3 right whales. Killed and cut in one large one.

Lat 42–16 Long 54–40

Wednesday January 25th 1826

First and middle part light winds and calm. Latter part light winds from the Northward. Stear to the Westerward at 6 PM. Got soundings 65 fathoms water.

Lat by obs 41 48

Thirsday January 26th 1826

First part light winds and pleasant from the Northward. At 8 PM spoke the ship Enterprise of Houvre de Grace. 950 bls oil. Latter part fine weather. Lat 42.24

Friday January 27th 1826

First and middle part light winds and foggy from the Northward. Latter parts fine breazes and smokey. Stowed down 105 bls oil.

Lat by obs 42–49. 65 fathoms

Saturday January 28th 1826

First and middle part light winds and pleasant. Latter part light winds and squaly from the southward. Lat 42–51

Sunday January 29 1826 First and middle part fresh gales and rugged from the Southward. Latter part light winds and pleasant.

Lat 42–09 — 48 fathoms

Monday January 30th 1826

First part light winds and pleasant from the southward. Saw plenty of whales. Hot a bug stunt and cut him in. Middle and latter part fresh winds from the Northward and stear SS W.

Lat by obs 43..45 fathoms

Tuesday January 31st 1826

First part light winds and pleasant from the Northward. Latter part light winds and fine weather from the Easterward. Stear from SW to south. Employed in trying and stowing down 22 bls of oil.

Lat 44..18 65 fathoms water