Log of the bark Timor, 1849-1852

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Monday 17th November 1851 Commenced with pleasant weather and a light wind from N East Ship under all sail steering SS East Middle and latter parts had fair weather steer the same way watch employed makeing [MAKING] spun yarn so ends all well Latitude 8..24 Longitude 158..54 --

Tuesday 18th 1851 Throughout this day had the wind from EN East and rather light steer SE by S Middle and latter parts rather squally watch employed makeing [MAKING] spun yarn and at sundry other jobs as required so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 9..13 Longitude 159=09 West

Wednesday 19th Commenced with a light wind from EN East and fair weather Ship under all sail steering SE by S 1/2 S at 1 night wore ship at 3 wore again Middle and latter parts had some rain supposed Latitude 10..00

Thursday 20th Throughout this day had squally weather and some rain steer SS East watch variously employed Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 10..36 Long [LONGITUDE] 159..00

Friday 21st Commenced with light wind and rain Middle and latter parts had thunder and lightning nothing in sight but water so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 11..15 Long [LONGITUDE] 158..45

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Saturday 22ond November 1851 Throughout this day had plesant [PLEASANT] weather and a light wind from East steer close hauled with the Larbord [LARBOARD] tacks aboard watch employed sorting potatoes so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 12..50 Longitude 158..12 --

Sunday 23th [RD] Commenced with a light wind and fair weather Middle and latter parts nearly the same the day ends in Latitude 14..35 Longitude 158..35

Monday 24th Cpmmenced with pleasant weather and a light wind from East steer by the wind to the south Middle and latter parts nearly the same Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 16..05 Longitude 159=29

Tuesday 25th Throughout this day had pleasant weather and a light wind from East carry all sail steer by the wind to the south Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 17..20 Longitude 159..30 --

Wednesay 26th Throughout this day had pleasant weather and a light wind from East steer by the wind with the Larbord [LARBOARD] tacks aboard Latitude 18..19 Longitude 160..00 --

Thursday 27th Throughout this day had fair weather and light wind from East latter part saw a small island lowered two boats and went a shore and got some wood so ends all well Latitude

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Friday 28th November 1851 All this day had fine weather at 2 PM left Wervys[?] Island and run down to [???] so ends all well Latitude 18..58 Longitude 159..46 --

Saturdy [SATURDAY] 29th Throughout this day had good weather and a light wind took onboard 10 loads of wood and some fine apples two other Ship[S] here wooding so ends all well

Sunday 30th Commenced with pleasant weather and light wind from the S East Middle dark and rainy latter part a fresh wind the Capt [CAPTAIN] went onshore and settled up so ends all well

Monday 1st December Commenced with fresh wind and squally steer S by East Middle and latter parts light wind and rain people variously employed in the watches Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 20..20 Long [LONGITUDE] 159..28

Tuesday 2ond Commenced with light baffling wind and showery ship under all sail working to the southward latter part had pleasant weather paint the starbord quawter [STARBOARD QUARTER] boat and mend a spare one saw a ship steering N West Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 20..57 Longitude 159..53 --

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Wednesday 3th [RD] December 1851 Throughout this day had pleasant weather and a light wind from South Steer half the day each way Employed painting and mending boats so ends all well Latitude 21..10 Long [LONGITUDE] 160..20

Thursday 4th Commenced with pleasant weather and nearly a calm steer by the wind to the SW [???] Island in sight Middle and latter parts wind and weather nearly the same Brake [BROKE] out for water and paint a spare boat so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 21..20 Long [LONGITUDE] 160..45

Friday 5th Throughout this day had light wind from SE and pleasant finished painting boats so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 22..10 Longitude 161..00

Saturday 6th Began with light wind from S East and dark weather Ship under all sail steering SS East per Compass Middle and latter parts had strong wind and rain the day ends in Latitude 24..17 Long [LONGITUDE] 160..55

Sunday 7th Throughout this day had a light wind from SW and thick nasty weather carry all sail steer SS East the day being the Sabbath nothing of consequence done onboard so ends all well Lat [LATITUDE] Long [LONGITUDE]

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Monday 8th December 1851 Began nearly calm and misty Middle and latter parts had strong wind from SS East and clear tack Ship steer by the wind to the SW watch variously employed the day ends in Latitude 26..02 Longitude 162..02

Tuesday 9th Throughout this day fair weather and a light wind from SE by East steer to the south watch employed at Ships duty Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 27..00 Longitude 162..00

Wednesday 10th Throughout this day had a fresh wind from N East Steer SSE set a fore Top mast studding sail latter part watch employed cutting up wood so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 29..05 Longitude 160..33

Thursday 11th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had fresh wind from N East and pleasant weather Ship under all sail steering SS East watch employed cutting up wood and other small jobs so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 32..01 Long [LONGITUDE] 159..47

Friday 12th Commenced with pleasant weather and a fresh wind from the N East Ship under all sail steering SS East per Compass latter part had rain wind from the same way supposed Latitude 35..00 Longitude 159..20

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