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From Boston to Pernambuco 1854
Ther. in use, No.
Corrections,
REMARKS.
*"Prop. SKY CLEAR."
0 Entirely overcast.
10 Not a cloud to be seen.

26 Middle part breezy & squally much rain
Latter part fresh breezes light squalls Gulf weed & flying fish

27 Oct. [OCTOBER] first part fresh breezes & squally
Middle part fresh breezes & squally with showers of rain
Latter part fresh winds & passing clouds. small patches of Gulf weed.

28th Oct [OCTOBER] First part fresh winds & passing clouds
Middle fresh winds & passing clouds bad sea from SE
Latter part fresh winds passing clouds sea foam & little weed.

29th Oct. [OCTOBER] First part fresh breezes & pleasant few passing clouds
Middle part fresh breezes & cloudy
Latter part fresh winds & passing clouds, the wind & clouds has the appearance of trades flying fish & small quantity of weed. Lightning in the SW

30th Oct [OCTOBER] First part fresh winds & passing clouds. What I should
call strong East trade winds
Middle part winds & squally with rain
Latter part fine breezes & passing clouds very little weed. few F fish

31 Oct. [OCTOBER] First part fine breezes & passing clouds
MIddle & Latter part heavy squalls from the S.E. & heavy rain
the worst weather I ever saw in these lattitudes
by the wind a complete Gale most of the time

Nov [NOVEMBER] 1st All this day heavy squalls from the east to S.E.
at 10 P.M. double reafed topsails. heavy sea from the S. to S.E.
Latter part more moderate set whole topsails.
very bad weather. Not one pleasant day since leaving Boston

2d Nov. [NOVEMBER] First & Middle part heavy squalls from the east to S.E.
with rain & heavy rain
Latter part fresh winds & squally. Saw a ship standing to
the eastward by the wind. Top Gallant sails set

3d Nov. [NOVEMBER] First part fresh breezes & squalls from the S.E.
Middle moderate from the S.E. & E.S.E. light squalls
Latter part moderate from the S.E. A clipper ship Bound So [SOUTH?]
the first pleasant day since leaving Boston. When & how I
am to get to the Eastward I do not know. It looks
gloomy enough. At 12 tacked to the east. all sail set
[HAND STAMP] Whether the day commences at noon or midnight, always call from noon to 8 p.m. "First Part."

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