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Remarks On Board Ship

Friday
Augus [AUGUST] 21st 1857
First part light winds
ship stearing to North. Saw a
sail. At 4 P.M lored [LOWERED] two boats
for blackfish but gone none.
Midle [MIDDLE] part stearing. Latter part
stearing to south in Lat [LATITUDE] 40 179 50

Satur [SATURDAY]
Augus [AUGUST] 22nd
First part brisk trades. At 2 P.M spoke
ship Mary of Nantucket 11 months 2,50.
Midle [MIDDLE] part incompany. Latter
part spoke again. Got provisions
out of her. Capt. [CAPTAIN] Winslow and
family went onboard of her to
spend the day. In Lat [LATITUDE] 15 miles 179 36

Sund [SUNDAY]
Augus [AUGUST] 23rd
First part brisk breezes. Midle [MIDDLE]
part the same. Latter wore ship
to South. So ends 40 S [SOUTH] 179 56

Mond [MONDAY]
Augus [AUGUST] 24th
First part briks breeze. Ship stear [STEERING[
to north. Saw a sail. At 6 P.M wore
ship to south. Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter
stearing the same. Emploid [EMPLOYED] taring [TARRING] down
riging [RIGGING]. So ends in Lat [LATITUDE] 1 22 179 45 E [EAST]

Tuesd [TUESDAY]
Augus [AUGUST] 25th
First part moderat [MODERATE] breezes. Ship stearing
to south. All sail set. Saw a sail.
Stearing to N. East. Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked
to N. East. All sail. Latter the same.
So ends this day. 1 29 179 48 W [WEST]

Wedns [WEDNESDAY]
Augus [AUGUST] 26th
First part moderate breezes. Ship
stearing the same. Midle [MIDDLE] part
stearing the same. Latter
light winds. Stearing the
same to N. East. Emploid [EMPLOYED]
reparing [REPAIRING] the mainsail.
So ends in Lat [LATITUDE] 29 m [MINUTES] 179 27