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Near The Maridian [MERIDIAN]

Frid [FRIDAY]
Octo [OCTOBER] 2d 1857
First part brisk trads [TRADES]. Ship stearing
to south. Midle [MIDDLE] part the same. Latter
part light airs. Emploid [EMPLOYED] making a jib.
So ends this day in Lat [LATITUDE] 00 34 176 30

Satur [SATURDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 3d
First part calm weather. Ship heading
to south. Midle [MIDDLE] part some rain wind
from south. Ship stearing E.S. East. All sail.
Emploid [EMPLOYED] filling up the but [BUTT] with water.
So ends this day in Lat [LATITUDE] 00 40 176 07

Sund [SUNDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 4th
First part light winds. Saw sperm whales.
Lored [LOWERED] the boats and chaised [CHASED] untill [SIC]
sunset but did not strike whales
bound to windward. Midle [MIDDLE] part
light airs. Latter the same stearing
to the north. So ends Lat [LATITUDE] 1 20 176 56

Mond [MONDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 5th
First part light winds. At 3 P.M wore
ship to south. Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter
light winds. Ship stearing to the eastward
Emploid [EMPLOYED] making a jib. Lat [LATITUDE 00 57 N [NORTH] 175 55 E [EAST]

Tuesd [TUESDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 6th
First part light airs. Ship stearing the same.
Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter stearing S. East
by the wind. Emploid [EMPLOYED] mending the
old job and finished making the new
one. Saw several blackfish. Lat [LATITUDE] 00 00 175 50

Wedns [WEDNESDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 7th
First part light trade breeze. Ship stear [STEERING]
to south by the wind. All sail set.
Midle [MIDDLE] part stearing to south. Latter part
tacked to north. Spoke bark Zone
of New Bedford 25 months 950 10 N [NORTH] 175 55

Thurs [THURSDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 8th
First part light winds. Wore ship to
south incompany with bark Zone
a gaming [GAMMING]. Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter
stearing to south. Lat [LATITUDE] 1 09 S [SOUTH] 175 25