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Remarks Onboard Edward Cary

Wedns [WEDNESDAY]
July 14th 1857
First part light airs from
the S. East. Ship stearing a course N. Eas [EAST]
Emploid [EMPLOYED] oiling larboard chaincable
and stoing [STOWING] below. Midle [MIDDLE] part and
latter squally and rany [RAINY]. Lat [LATITUDE] 18 23 173 23

Thurs [THURSDAY]
July 15th
First part light winds from East with
heavy rains. Midle [MIDDLE] part ship stear [STEERING]
to N. East. Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter
stearing the same. 17 30 172 34

Friday
July 16th
First part moderate breezes from East.
Ship stearing N.N. East by the wind.
All sail. Emploid [EMPLOYED] drying yams. Midle [MIDDLE]
part stearing the same. Latter part
fine weathe [WEATHER] and brisk breezes. Emp [EMPLOYED]
drying yams again. Lat [LATITUDE] 17 10 172 30

Satur [SATURDAY]
July 17th
First part brisk breezes from S. East
with lights squals [SQUALLS] of rain. Ship stear [STEERING]
N. East all sail. Midle [MIDDLE] part stearing
the same. Latter part at daylight saw
the island of Otatuelah [???] [SAMOA?] baring [BEARING]
N.N. West dist [DISTANCE] 30 miles 15 49 171 52

Sund [SUNDAY]
July 18th
First part brisk trade breezes from
S. East. At 2 P.M lored [LOWERED] two boats
and went in trading at the island of
Olatuelah.[?] At 6 P.M returned
with two boat loads of yams and
a few limes then steared to N.N. West.
Midle [MIDDLE] part laying with head yards
aback. Latter part saw the island
of Wapolo [NIUATOPUTAPU?] [???] so ends. 14 34 170 38

Mond [MONDAY]
July 19th
First part brisk trade breeze.
At noon lored [LOWERED] one boat. The
Captain and his family went
ashore at Wapolo[?]. At sunset
returned to ship. Stearing off after [???] East.