Logs of the ship Joseph Maxwell and the ship Midas, 1848–1857

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In this volume, Captain Ezra T. Howland logs two separate whaling voyages; that of the ship Joseph Maxwell from Fairhaven, Mass. to the South Pacific Ocean, that of the ship Midas from New Bedford, Mass. to the Sea of Okhotsk and New Zealand, and a list of voyages made by Captain Howland from 1829-1857.

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Saturday 23rd December 1848

Fore part light ares from ESE middle and latter strong winds from N.

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.24 S Long [LONGITUDE] 159.37 E

Sunday 24

Fore part strong winds from N saw Canton Packet middle and the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.05 Long [LONGITUDE] 159.10 E

Sun Monday 25th

Fore part strong gales from N middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.54 S Long [LONGITUDE] 159.34

Monday [STRUCK THROUGH] 26th Tuesday

Fore part light winds bad smell middle and latter light winds. Canton Packet Whaling.

L [LATITUDE] 35.30 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 159.10 E

Tuesday [STRUCK THROUGH] 27th Wednesday

Fore part light winds saw Canton Packet take 2 Whales middle and latter light winds thick weather Spoke ship George Clark 180 sperm.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.27 158.58

Wednesday [STRUCK THROUGH] 28 Thursday

Fore part light winds middle and latter strong winds.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.54 S 159.03 E

Friday 29th

Fore part brisk gales from N middle and latter the same.

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.03 Long [LONGITUDE] 159.20 E

Saturday 30th

Fore part brisk gales from N middle and latter the same thick weather.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.58 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 159.34 E

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Sunday 31st 1848

Fore part strong winds from N thick weather middle and latter the same.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.22 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.35 E

Monday 1st January 1849

Fore part strong winds from SE sail in sight middle and latter the same.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.30 Long [LONGITUDE] 158.30 E

Tuesday 2nd

Fore part light winds from SSW spoke ship George Clark middle and latter light winds

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.08 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158 35

Wednesday 3rd

[ILLUSTRATION OF WHALE'S TAIL] Fore part light winds saw Whales Bark Millwood took 1 saw ship George a Whaling middle and latter light winds saw Whale Boats a chaseing

[STAMP OF WHALE] 55

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.00. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.30

Thursday 4th

[STAMP OF WHALE] 55

Fore part light winds took 2 Whales alongside Cut in one middle and latter light winds Cut in the others Whale wpoke ship Abraham Barkes clean

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.24 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.17

Friday 5th

Fore part light ares from ESE Boiling spoke a Merchant ship (English) Bound to China midde and latter the same spoke ship James Lopes [SHIPPIE?] Nantucket 550 bbls [BARRELS] 3 other sails in sight.

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.26 Long [LONGITUDE] 158.46

Saturday 6th

Fore part light winds from S Boiling spoke Canton Packet middle and latter brisk winds 4 sails in sight.

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.00 Long [LONGITUDE] 158.506

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January Sunday 7th 1849

Fore part light winds from S Boiling middle and latter light winds

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.09 Long [LONGITUDE] 159.15 E

Monday 8th

Fore part light winds from N spoke Canton Packet middle and latter the same stowing spoke schoner [SCHOONER] Alfred

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.20 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.44 E

Tuesday 9th

Fore part light to strong winds from NW stowing middle and latter the same thick weather

Latt [LATITUDE] 35. 57 S Long [LONGITUDE] 159.18 E

Wednesday 10th

Fore part strong brezes [BREEZES] from SW middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.35 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.04

Thursday 11th

Fore part brisk winds from SE to ESE a sail in sight middle the same latter strong winds 4 sails in sight.

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.58 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.16 E

Friday 12th

Fore part strong winds from N middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.58 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 158.20 E

Saturday 13th

Fore part strong winds from N middle and latter light winds

Sunday 14th

Fore part light winds spoke ship Naragansett Rogers Nantucket 1150 bbls [BARRELS] James Lopes [SHIPPIE?] do [DITTO] 550 sperm

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.47 Long [LONGITUDE] 159.59 E

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Monday January 15th 1849 Fore part light winds from NNW middle and latter brisk gale from NW Latt [LATTITUDE] 36.00 Long [LONGITUDE] 159.08 E

Tuesday 16th Forepart brisk winds from NNW thick weather middle brisk gales Latt [LATTITUDE] 36.10 Long [LONGITUDE] 158.13

Wednesday 17th Fore part brisk from NNW. Thick weather middle shifted to SSE tempest latter strong wind [SPOKE?] bark Clarkson Sidney Cap [CAPTAIN] Nickerson 200 Latt [LATTITUDE] 35.57

Thursday 18th Fore part strong winds from SSW [SPOKE?] ship Monticello Folger Nantucket 1300 hrs [HOURS] middle and latter light winds from E Latt [LATTITUDE] 35.23 S Long [LONGITUDE] 160.48 E

Friday 19th Fore part strong winds with thick [RAINY?] weather from ENE middle and latter brisk gales Latt [LATTITUDE] 35.40 Long [LONGITUDE] 162.00

Saturday 20th Fore part strong winds with rain from NNW middle calm latter brisk gales from SSE rain

Sunday 21st Fore part strong gales from S rain middle an latter strong winds from SSW Latt [LATTITUDE] 35.40 Long 163.05 E

Monday 22nd Fore part brisj winds from SSW as bark in sight middle and latter the same from ESE Latt [LATTITUDE] 35.34 Long 163.31 E

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Tuesday 23rd January 1849 Forepart brisk winds from ESE a sail in sight middle and latter thick weather Latt [LATTITUDE] 33.25 Long [LONGITUDE] 165.24

Wednesday 24th Fore part strong [BREEZE?] from ENE a bark in sight middle the same latter from NNE Latt [LATTITUDE] 34.13 Long [LONGITUDE] 166.01

Thursday 25th Foe part light ares [AIRS] from NE a bark in sight midle and latter the same. Repairing foresail Latt [LATTITUDE] 34.04 Long [LONGITUDE] 167.33

Friday 26th Fore part strong winds from SSW middle and latter the same. Repaired jib. Latt [LATTITUDE] 33.05 Long [LONGITUDE] 169.39

Saturday 27th Fore part strong winds from SSE middle and latter the same a sail in sight Latt [LATTITUDE] 32.59 Long [LONGITUDE] 171.39

Sunday 28th Fore part strong winds from SSE middle and latter the same Latt [LATTITUDE] 32.52 Long [LONGITUDE] 172.18 E

Monday 29th Fore part light winds from SE middle and latter the same Latt [LATTITUDE] 33.00 Long [LONGITUDE] 171.53

Tuesday 30th Fore part light winds from ESE middle and latter the same. Saw sperm whale going ESE. Could not strike Latt [LATTITUDE] 33.25 Long [LONGITUDE] 172.08 Kings bearing south

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