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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LEFT SIDE OF PAGE:1/2 ?? of ?? for Hamden dr 16-10 _____________________________ to 1/ ?? for Coffey to 1/4 for Toback one shilling for Birds[?] to 25 of Codfish @ /4 ?? to [ILLEGIBLE] [ADDITION] _________________________ Alexander Gardner Dr to Elihu Goldman to seven bushels of Corne @ 4/ Bushel March ye 7 Day[SUPERSCRIPT] 1799 ________ Directions for Shaping a Course by middle Latt sailing the middle Latt and Difference of Longitude. Being given to find the Long and Distance by the [BOTTOM OF PAGE TORN/OBSCURED]

RIGHT SIDE OF PAGE: For ?? received I promised to pay to Elihu Goldman the ??? of 20 Pounds good anf lawful money By the first day of next May 1792 George Newbergson[?] [ADDITION] _______________________________ Dr to Elihu Goldman

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January ye 3 1792 Capt. Gardner Debtor to 17 yards to Calleco[CALICO] @ 6/3 yd L S d 2 3 9 _________________________________________ Salloman Hall debtr to 2 Quarts of Rum[?] @ 3 Shillings pr Quart ---- __________________ Mrs Russel det to one pair of Stockings @ 14/ 14

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Invoyce of goods lade in at Nantucket for C????ng On board of the schooner Swallow Elisk??Gadener Master In the year of our Lord 1791 L| S| D 7 yards of Calleco[CALICO?] @ 2/ per yd 14| 7 yds ditto @ 1/10 per yd 12| 10 7 yds ditto @ 2/7 pr yd 18| 1 5 yds ditto @ 2/ per yd 10|

2 Hundred Needles @ 2/4 per hundred 4| 8

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April the 22 this Day chased whails and Struck 3 of them In Company with the Capt and 6st Bent Coastd Not of 29th 37 therm

April ye 28 this [?] killed two Black fins Total Latt 28-40

April the 29 This day Saw Plenty of Sperm whailes and Chast yhem But could not strike them Lat in 27 48

April of 30 Saw and chast whails all Day But could not strick them so ens this day Latt in by obs 27.56

May of 1 Day Saw a Plenty of whails and Struck one But could not kill her She granted some Line And Run of Latt in My Obs 27.44

May of 14 Saw a Long Whaile and chast her But could strick her in the [?] In by Obs 29.52

May of 17 This day Fresh Bllo at SE at 4 O'clock in the afternoon Our fore Stay and Jibb Stay Parted and we had a man fell out of our From Island[?] him Verry bad But took Soonn we got up a Tackel and Riungg and Stade our Mast Before we carred away anything Else.

June the 11 this Day saw Whales and chassed them But could not strick them this morninning the N SS Bea was in sight.

June the 25 this Day Chased Whails in Company with Profaserved [?], fist and struck on but she drawed her iron. Latte in By Obs 29.39

July of 24 Saw and Chased Whails in Company with Capt Crosbey But Could not Strik them Latt in By Obs 28.20

August of 11 Chased whails in Company Crosby struck and in sight of the Elboo Reef [?]

of 12 Saw a Larg Whaile and chast her.

August of 16 Saw a larg whaile and Chast her But could not strick her Latt by Obs 27.48

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August ye 20 Saw a school of whails and chast [CHASED] them but could not strike Latt in by Obs 27-30

August ye 22 Saw a School of Whails and chast them Latt in By Obs 27-27 16-6

L Latt in By Obs 36 [ADDITION]

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