Saturday, June 20, 2009

Eight weeks.. Two months at sea. June 19 to June 25, 1876

Monday June th/19
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from S.S.E.
Ship by the wind heading E. saw the E.B. Phillips
Lat part weather the same saw one sail, employed
setting up riging ship heading E.
Lat 31 35 N Lon 71-28 W

Tuesday June th/20
Com with light wind from SS.E. and fine weather
Nothing in sight ship heading E.
Lat part weather the same stowed our oil 12 bls
Stearing to Eastward on the wind
Lat 31-58 N Lon 69-35 W

Wednesday June th/21
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
From S.S.E. heading E. nothing in sight
Lat part weather the same saw one sail
Crew employed about the ship as usual
Lat 32-12 N Lon 67-57 W

Thursday June th/22
Begins with pleasant weather wind from S. ship
heading E by S. saw one sail. heading to Westward
Lat part squalley with rain nothing in sight
Stearing E.
Supposed Lat 32-30 Lon 65-55 W

Friday June th/23
Begins with rainy weather and wind from S
stearing E. caught a porpoise at 6 PM luffed to the
wind and at 10 saw the light on Bermudas At day
light kept off S.E. and at 9 1/2 Am a Pilot boarded
us. sent letters on shore by him then kept off E.
Lat 32-25 N Lon 64-40 W

Saturday June th/24
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N.W. Stearing S.E. by E. Bermuda bearing
W.S.W. 20 Miles distant at 2 P.M. at sundown shortened
sail Lat part weather fine Stearing the same
saw one sail
Lat 31-55 N Lon 62-10 W

Sunday June th/25
Com- with fine weather and light wind from
S.W. Stearing S.E. Lat part wind and weather
the same Stearing S.E. nothing in sight
Lat 31-04 N Lon 60-00 W

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