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Alfred W Fosters Day Book East Hampton
[---] Alfred W Foster East Hampton
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The Ship Columbia Of Sag Harbor Sailed july 9, 1845 on a whalining voyage bound to the NorthWest coast and els where Samuel B. Persons, Capt Johnathan C Straton, Chief, Mate Francis Smith, Second Mate Wednesday July 9th This day got underway about 2 oclock in the afternoon and went down in the bay and there come to anchor Thursday July 10th This day got underway at 12 oclock the wind being ahead so that we would not fetch by the point and so we came to again. Friday July 11th This day got underway at daylight with a good brees from the westward and at 10 oclock ligt of the Montock Point and saw a brig standing in for the land under a [prys?] of sail and so ends the first day from home. ..... Lat 40,30 Long [48?],39 Saturday July 12th this day Commences with plesant weather the crew employed filing our boats for whaling and we chose boats crews and so ends these twenty four hours ... Lat 34, 13 Long [6]8 31 Sunday July 13th This day Commences with a strong wind from the North West midle and later part more moderate saw a ship at fir Tish steerng North did not speak her ... Lat 39, ¼ Long 63,58 Monday July 14th This day Commences with a light wind from the Westward steering East by South at six oclock saw a ship standing to the Southward the wach employed braking out in the fore hach so ends these twenty four hours Lat 38,40 Long 68,22
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Ship Columbia of Sag Harbor Bound Tuesday July 15th Commends with moderate weather middle and latter joust heavy wind and squally at nine oclco in the tyh Gullant sails and dubble reefed the top sail and furled the main said and jib steering East by South with the wind from the westward so ends this twenty four hours Lat 29,80 Long 70,10 Wednesday July 16th Commences with heavy wind from the westward wtih heay squals of rain steering East by South with all sails and so ends these twenty four hours Lat 38,50 Long 55,38 Thursday July 17th Commenses wtih light wind and rain mild and latter plsant weather wind from the westward stearing E by S and so ends these twenty four hours
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To The North West Coast of America 1845 Monday July 21 Commences with a calm midel light wind and rain latter heavy wind from the Northward steering E. by S at 4 PM caught too Dolphin So ends these twenty four hours Lat 39.32 Tuesday July 22 Long 46,11 Commences with heavy wind from the Northward midel more moderate with the wind fron the westward latter heavy wind from the southward Steering E S E with topmast studing sail set so ends these twenty four hours Lat 39.40 Wednesday July 23 Long 45 50 Commences with light winds from the Northward with some rain midel and latter varying from North to East steering East S E so ends these twenty four hours Lat 39.31 Thursday July 24th Long 44 05 Commences with light winds midel calm latter light winds from the Northward steering E S E the watch employed in Seathing the Decks so ends these twenty four hours Lat 39.27 Friday July 25th Long 38.51 Commences with light winds from the Northward to North East midel and latter light winds steering E S E at 6 P M saw a sail on our weather bow standing as we are so ends these twenty four hours + + - - - Lat 38.36 Saturday July 26 Long 36.0 Commences with light winds from the North and Eastward midel and latter light winds from the south east Took in the top galent sails and Flying jib three ships in sight so ends these twenty four haours Lat 38.15 Long 35