Log of the sloop Dolphin, 1790-1791

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This log kept by Captain Benjamin Paddock, Jr. follows the sloop Dolphin on a whaling voyage from Nantucket to the Bahama Islands and West Indies from 1790 to 1791.

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Directions To and from the Light [???] on the NE point of Nantucket. Courses distance of the several sholes [SHOALS] as they lay from the said light.

From the Light to the Hankerchief N by E Dist [DISTANCE] 1 1/2 Leagues From dito to the snow drift NNE 5 Leagues From Ditto to the Stone Home NE by NW [???] From Ditto to the Sands Point of Monomoy NE 1/2 E 1 1/2 Leagues From ditto to the Little Round Shole [SHOAL] NE 3 1/2 Leagues From ditto to the Farmost end End of the Polluck Rip NE 7 Leagues From ditto to the Great Round Shole [SHOAL] ENE 3 1/2 Leagues From ditto to the North End of the Great Rip Commonly [???] the [???] and [???] [???] EbS 1/2 S 5 1/2 Leagues From ditto to the South Shoals, 1/2 E 12 Leagues From ditto to Nantucket Harbor SSW 3 Leagues From ditto to Tuckernuck Shoal W 3 Leagues From ditto to the East [CHOP?] of Homlishoals NBN 1/2 N 11 Leagues From ditto to the Horse Shoe NW by W 5 1/2 Leagues From ditto [HIGHARNESS?] NW 1/2 NE Leagues From the end of the Sand Point 18 [???] the Sand Light Stands Runs of a Small Rip or Shole [SHOAL] ENE 1 1/2 miles SSE and NNW Moore makes High water on this shole. The Course of the tide NW and SE

This tide Runs 2 or 3 Knots [CLING?] and [FLOOING?] 5 6 or 7 feet As you're going eastwards from Martha's Vineyard through the Sound intending over Nantucket Sholes [???] your [???] from The East Chop [HORNISHOLD] EBS until you pass the Light Then Bring the Light to bare west and make your [???] [???] E of it will convey you over the sholes ships channel [w?] and you will have from 1 1/2 to 10 fathoms of water uneven ground when you are over you will deepen from 10 to [???] fathoms Then streering north you will make the [???] [???] of the Cape Cod provides you [???] to go through.

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North channel you will [illegible] the above directions until you are past the Light. Bring it to bear SW by W from 3 to 10 fathoms Of water then runs until you have Crassed the Pollock Rip

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