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1810 Remarks at Newyork

New York Saturday March 31st So ends the Month
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This Day Cold and Chilly Weather. Wind S.S.W. [Got?]
4 lumpers to Work on Board. Mended the foretopSail
and Bent it. took two or three round Bailes of Cotton out
of the Cabbin. and took in Square ones in their Sted
Stowed the Long Boat. Two Loades of Wood. Some Warter
took in for Ship Stores 1 Bar. of Beans, 1 of Flour ½ of Meat
1 Box of Candles, Coff. Tea, Sugar Chips and Many other
Small articles, 1 Barrel of Tar, 3 Quoiles of Cordage.
This Day the following People Signed the Shiping
Papers
Timothy Hellar $35..00
Seth Barlow Jr 28..00
Silas Briggs 20..00
Allen Denter 20..00
Silvanus Briggs 18..00
Joseph Smith 20..00
Stowed one Cable below, together with the Stream
Cable. Secured down the Hatches. [&?] [he] Went with Silvanus
Briggs to a Notaraes Publick for a Certificate and from
thence to the Customs House for a Protection, tooks on
Board 15 Bushels of Potatoes, for the Voyage
Received of
Capt Brigg A Months pay 28
For Worke done before on Board the Brig 10
For Work Done for Patrick------------------------------3"12
Rec'd of Mr Hillar for Money Lent--5"25
Do of Silas Briggs Do Do---------------------------------2"61
of Capt Brigs Do Do---------------1"51
Spent $00"12 1⁄2 - Lost $ 00"50
So ends the Day

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Joanne Seymour

Line 3: written vertically in left margin.

rhussey

Line 12: quoilesis a variant of coil.
Ref.: merriam webster.com

rhussey

Line 6: lumpers -laborers are laborers who load/unload cargo.
Ref.: Oxford languages
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