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Journal of a Voyage in the good ship "Salem" Capt David Hand Sailed Oct 14th 1844 Arr [ARRIVED] S [SANDWICH] Island[S] Apr [APRIL] 25/45 [25th, 1845] 6 mos [MONTHS] & 11 days Jan [JANUARY] 17th/46 [1846] returned Byraro [BYRON] Bay -or Hilo Harbor
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[TEXT IN THE UPPER MARGIN: Whale 1847 - 364 Bone 30 Sp [SPERM] " 100
"Salem" Oct 14, '44 Apl 29, '48 300 Sp. [SPERM OIL] 1400 Wh [WHALE OIL] - 12000 Bone
44 to 48
[THE LOG PAGE IS A PREPRINTED FORM CONTAINING AN ETCHING OF A SAILING VESSEL AND THE FOLLWING TEXT AS ITS HEADER: Port Jefferson, N. Y., ____________190 _________________ To James M. Bayles & Son, Dr. ~Ship and Yacht Builders. Proprietors of Marine Railways. Vessels repaired. Telephone No. 34.]
Ships Spoken by Ship "Salem" of Sag Harbor
[Ship Newark of Stonington CROSSED OUT AND RE-ENTERED BELOW]
| Name | Hails from | Sailed | Arrived | Sp | Wh | Bone | |
| Ship | Newark | Stonington | June 20 1844 | Apl 30 - 1846 | 250 | 20000 | 20000 |
| BK | Elizabeth | Freetown | Jul 14 '44 | 128 | 1100 | Sent 10000 [???] [???] | |
| Ship | Vesper | N. L. | Sept 27 1844 | July 22, 1846 | 100 | 2640 | 26000 |
| BK | Washington | Greenport | Aug 31 1844 | June 4 1846 | 125 | 1675 | 15000 |
| Ship | Thos Dickerson [THOMAS DICKASON] | S. H. | Aug 12 1844 | Apl 14 - 1847 | 3800 | 10000 | |
| " | Formosa | N B | Nov 17 - '44 | May 19 " | 180 | 2020 | 9080 10000} |
| " | Saml Robinson [SAMUEL ROBERTSON] | " " | Oct 22 - '41 | Mar 13, 1846 | 1200 | ||
| " | Richmond | Cold Spring | Jul 21, 1846 | Lost Behring [BERING] Straits | 3500 bbls Wh | Sent home 99 Sp 430 Wh | 13500 Bone |
| " | Mercury | N B | Nov 19 - '44 | Feb 11 - 1849 | 500 | 800 | 8830 600} |
| " | Cambria | " " | Dec 23, '42 | June 26, 46 | 2100 | 600 | 4000 |
| BK | Teredos | N. L. | Aug 5 - 1844 | June 9 '47 | 75 | 1725 | 1400 |
| " | Acosta | S H | " 23 - " | July 23 " | 175 | 2650 | 4868 15000} |
| Ship | Gov [GOVERNOR] Troup | N B | Jul 10 - " | Feb 5 - '47 | 120 | 3400 | 14000 |
| " | Fabius | " " | " 7 " | " 14 '46 | 2600 | 28000 | |
| " | Milton | " " | " 1 " | Apl 1 '49 | 350 | 2700 | 32700 14000} |
| " | Mary | Edgartown | Dec 1 '44 | " 20 '48 | 109 400} | 1300 | 10000 |
| " | Octavia | Nantucket | May 24, '43 | May 2, '46 | 2213 | ||
| " | Peruvian | " | Oct 1 - '44 | Jan 29 - '48 | 1515 | ||
| " | Phenix [PHOENIX] | " | Sept 17 '44 | June 3d '48 | 1648 | 24 | |
| " | Levant | S H | Sept 19 - 1844 | June 5, 1847 | 70 | 1830 | 18000 |
| " | Splendid | Cold Spring | June 28 - '44 | Apl 26 - '48 | 2400 | 12016 12000} | |
| " | Panama | S H | May 23d '44 | May 26, '47 | 80 | 2920 | 10000 |
| " | Gideon Howland | N B | Dec 20 - '44 | Apl 8 - " | 165 | 2950 | 27000 |
| " | Tuscany | S H | June 18 '45 | Apl 26 - '47 | 180 | 1300 | 15553 13000} |
| " | Alert | N L | June 16 '45 | May 24 '47 | 50 | 2800 | 27120 Home 2800 |
| " | Lavinia | S H | " 24 '44 | " 24 " | 60 | 1940 | 18000 |
| " | Huron | " " | Sept 15 - '45 | " 8 '48 | 2300 | 18839 | |
| " | Wiscasett | " " | " 27 - '44 | Feb 19 '47 | 3700 | 34000 | |
| " | Julian | N B | Aug 13 - '44 | Mar 25 " | 300 | 2700 | 14000 14000} |
| " | Neptune | S H | July 23 '45 | July 2 - '49 | 2700 | 17000 | |
| " | Bent [BENEDICT] Arnold | N B | " 24, '44 | Apl 2 - 47 | 150 | Sold 2765} | 13000 |
| Navy | " " | Aug 22 _ '45 | Mar 11 - '48 | 25 | 2500 | 15000 | |
| Midas | " " | June 19 - '44 | Apl 30 - '47 | 100 | 1400 | ||
| Metacome [METACOM] | " " | Nov 29 '45 | Mar 12 '48 | 100 | 70 2700} | 29000 1200} | |
| Ocmulgee | Tisbury | Nov 21 - '44 | May 25 - '47 | 280 | 2520 | 24000 |
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| Sp | Wh | Bon | |||||
| Ship | Logan | N B | Mar 21 - '44 | May 25 - '49 | 200 | 1600 | 15000 |
| " | Romulus | Mystic | June 13 1845 | July 1848 | 1750 | ||
| " | Illinois | S H | July 4 '45 | July 27 '47 | 200 | 2100 | 20000 |
| Adeline Gibbs | F H | Oct 16 '45 | July 1 - '48 | 400 | 2100 | 20070 7000} | |
| " | Benj [BENJAMIN] Tucker | N B | Nov 20 '43 | Feb 22 - '46 | 200 | 2100 | 20000 |
| Salem | " " | Jul 17 '43 | May 23, '46 | 200 | 1400 | 8000 | |
| Isabella | " " | Jul 26, '45 | June 8, '48 | 1,050 | 1650 | 8000 | |
| Hamilton | S H | Sept 5 '45 | Apl 09 - 48 | 55 | 1300 | 12000 | |
| Georgn [GEORGE AND SUSAN?] | F H | " 16 - '44 | Feb 12 - '46 | 230 | 2200 | 22335 4000} | |
| Henry | Nantucket | Jul 1 '44 | Apl 24 '49 | 1150 | 70 482} | 4000 | |
| Niantic | S H | June 4 1844 | Feb 1 '47 | 120 | 2400 | 10000 | |
| Neva | G Port [GREENPORT] | Sept 4 1844 | Mar 5 1847 | 220 | 2380 | 20000 | |
| Sheperdess [SHEPHERDESS] | Mystic | Sept 3 - '44 | June 5 - '47 | 150 | 1700 | 10000 16000} | |
| Newburyport | " | Jul 8 1844 | Mar 5 1847 | 100 | 2000 | 16000 | |
| Mogul | N L | Sept 17 - '44 | Apl 8 - '47 | 150 | 2150 | 22000 | |
| Morea | N B | Jul 10 - '44 | Feb 13 '47 | 7 | 2643 | ||
| Lumanery [LUMINARY] | Warren | May 21 - '44 | Sept 29, '47 | 70 | 2730 | 28931 8000} |
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Ship Salem bound to N.W. [NORTH WEST] coast
Monday Morning Oct 14" 1844 This day commences with light breezes from the South at 11. O,clock AM all hands on board, [and in good spirits CROSSED OUT] Got the ship underweigh. Crew all sober and in good spirits as could be expected. At 1 PM the Pilot left us 1 1/2 miles below Cedar Island. At 6 P.M. Block Island bore North distant 10 miles
Tuesday Morning Oct 15th Commences with fresh breezes from S.S.E. with thick rainy weather number of the crew sea sick, that I escaped, in the evening took in sail, and as the wind increased, at midnight we were under double reefed top sails. it raining very hard at this time at 4 A.M. wore ship to the Eastward at 8 wore again weather thick and rainy
Wednesday October 16th Commences with heavy gale from the S.S.E. heading to the westward Jib and mainsail in At 4 P.M. wind shifted W.S.W blowing heavy, later more moderate steering SE. by E
Thursday Oct 17th Commences with fresh gales from the S.W. At 2 P.M. more moderate out reefs and set Top Gallant sails Latter part of the day more moderate, weather pleasant Wind light from N.W. steering S.E. All hands employed in fitting boats etc