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Saturday May 3thd AD 1852 Monday Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had a light wind from WSW and fair weather Ship under all sail steering ESE Watch variously employed keepe [KEEP] a sharp lookout for whales So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 51..20 Longitude 116..00
Tuesday Sunday 4th April [MAY] 1852 Commenced with fresh wind from W by Nth [NORTH] and frequent fog squalls Ship under all sail steering ESE Middle and latter parts had nearly the same weather Wind from SSW Steer close hauled Nothing of consequence done onboard So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 52..08 Long [LONGITUDE] 112..00 West
Wednesday Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had light wind from S and S East Carry all sail and steer by the wind Heed [HEAD] from ESE to SE At noon tacked Ship head South Lat [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 51..52 Longitude 110..15 West
Thursday 6th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had light baffling wind from S and SE and verry [VERY] colde [COLD] Nothing of consequence done onboard Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 51..45 Longitude 109..55
Friday 7th Commenced with pleasant weather and a light breeze from South Ship under all sail steering ESE Watch employed mending a Top sail Latter part fresh wind from SSE Heed [HEAD] East Brake [BROKE] out for lamp oil and flour So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 52..07 Longitude 107..02 west
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