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1845
Bk Cornelia Crusing for
Sunday June 22d
All these 24 hours strong gales
and squally ship By the wind to
SE with 2 reefed tops saw phinbacks
Latt 8::02 S
Long 45::33 E
Monday June 23d
First part strong gales ship
By the wind to ESE under double
reefed tops middle the same
latter fine wore ship and set
single reefed tops and M top G sale
saw a phinback Latt 7::51 S
Lon 45::20 E
Tuesday June 24th
First part modrate gales and
fine weather ship By the wind
to E under single reefed tops
middle and latter strong double
reefed saw nothing Latt 8::30 S
Lon 43::49 E
Wednesday June 25th
All these 24 hours strong gales
and clear ship By the wind to SW
under single reefed topsale saw
a phinback at 6 AM tacked ship
Latt 8::39 S
Lon44::31 E
Thursday June 26th
First part strong gales ship
By the wind to ESE under 2 reefed
topsale at 5 AM wore ship
latter light sut all sale employed
in fiting new fore top jib riging
Latt 3:00 S
Lon 44::53 E
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NOTES
Line 18: likely refers to Main top gallant sail
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Line 17: the writer often shortens or abbreviates the names of sails so what you have
would be correct, main top gallant sail.