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Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Tusday 28^th of September 1852

All theas 24 hours light winds and plesant
weathear All hands on board bent A new main
top sail and put the old main top sail up
for A fore top sail pinted the larboard side
got of 3 tons of P fuil and ½ cord of wood and
[Entered between lines] this day sent up main top gallant yard and sail
some [saind?] &c so ends the long day
this day shiped Charles -- [Flaore?] &

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Wedensday 29^th of September 1852
the first part of this day fine weathear the
last part strongs gales from the south with
rain and heavy squales at non sent down main top gall
ant yard &c at 1 PM sent the boat on shour for [save?] the crew
decirted and the Natives came off with the boat and said &c
so ends this disagreeble day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Thursday September 30th 1852
The first part galy and A heavy see the last
part fine weathear and smoth at 5 PM the wind
shifted to the North the last part all hands
employed getting under way
so ends this long and dismal Day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Friday 1^th October 1852
All theas 24 hours strong varable winds at 3 PM took
our anchoar and went to see after A heave of About 6 hours
[caset?] by fowl chane at 6 PM put one reef in the top sailes
and handed the jibb started bread &c Brig bound to
St Mikels, for Water potatoes &c saw A no of sailes
Lat by Ob 27° 31 Long by Cro 28. 18 West by Rate 16'.27" fast
this day finished setting up [suks?] so ends this Long Day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Saturday 2^th October 1852

[Marginalia]
Osceola
[drawing of a bark]
[end marginalia]

The first part light winds and clear winds from the
E brig on larboard tacks at 5 PM gamd with Oceola Cp King
the last part fresh breeses and clear at 4 AM woar
ship heading to the SE wind from the South A No of
sail in sight & Lat 37 05 Long by Cro 27° 47 by Rat 16 27 fast
this day started Beef and water so ends this dismal long short Day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Sunday 3^th of October 1852
All theas 24 hours tight winds and plesant weathear
brig stering to the East ward
Lat by Ob 37° 27 Long by Cro 26 04½ West by Rate 16 27
so ends this Plesant Sunday

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NOTES:
Line 48: The keeper entered "long short," to express his feeling along with the actual length of day. When leaving port, they would switch from starting the day at midnight to starting at noon.