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Bound To The Line For Oil

Tuesd [TUESDAY]
July 20th 1857
First part strong S. East trade
breeze. Ship steering to N. East by the
wind under double reaf [REEFED] topsails.
Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked ship to south.
Weather squaly [SQUALLY] and rany [RAINY]. Latter part
tacked to the south. Lat [LATITUDE] 12 40 171 28

Wedns [WEDNESDAY]
July 21st
First moderate breezes ship stearing
north by the wind. Midle [MIDDLE] part and
latter light airs from the same.
Ship stear north by the wind. 11 31 171 25

Thurs [THURSDAY]
July 22nd
First part wind much the same. Ship
stearing the same. Midle [MIDDLE] part mended
and bent fly jib. Midle [MIDDLE] part and
latter stearing the same. 10 40 171 25

Friday
July 23rd
First part moderate trade breeze. Ship
stearing N. N. East by the wind. Bent
maintop and topgalon [TOPGALLANT] stasils [STAYSAILS]. At
7 P.M saw Bowdage [BOWDITCH] Island [FAKAOFO ATOLL]. At 6 P.M
the land baring [BEARING] N. West. Distance 15 miles.
Midle [MIDDLE] part the same. Latter part comenc [COMMENCED]
making foretop galonyard [GALLANTYARD] 9 34 171 00

Satur [SATURDAY]
July 24th
First part moderate breezes ship stearing
a cours [COURSE] N.N. East. All sail set. Emp [EMPLOYED]
making a yard. Midle [MIDDLE] part and
latter stearing the same. 8 47 170 28

Sund [SUNDAY]
July 25th
First part stearing the same. Spoke
bark Elisabeth Swift New Bedford.
Midle [MIDDLE] and latter squally and rany [RAINY]
So ends this day. 7 07 170 08

Mond [MONDAY]
July 26th
First part stear by the wind N.N. East.
Elisabeth Swift insight stearing
the same. Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter
stearing the same. Emploid [EMPLOYED] sending
up fore and mzen [MIZZEN] royal mast.
6 14 169 28