Twelfth week (3 months) at sea. July 17th to July 23, 1876

Monday July th/17
Com - with strong wind from W.S.W. Stearing
E.S.E. weather pleasant at sundown lufed to the wind
heading S at 5 AM kept off E.N.E. had strong
wind from W.S.W.
Lat 36-16 N Lon 45-39 W

Tuesday July th/18
Begins with pleasant weather and strong wind
at two P.M. lufed to the wind heading S.S.E.
two sail in sight Lat part strong wind saw
three whalers at 9 AM spoke Bark Swallow - Ellis
with 481 bls the Capt went on board for a
short time
Lat 36-25 Lon 45-37 W
[Bark, Swallow, Capt. Thomas L. Ellis, p. 65 Starbucks]

Wednesday July th/19
Begins with strong wind and hazy weather
standing to the S.W. under topsails at sundown
shortened sail for the night Lat part light
wind and pleasant weather heading to westward
saw nothing
Lat 34-50 N Lon 45-35 W

Thursday July th/20
Com - with pleasant weather and light wind
from N. ship heading W.N.W. at sundown
took in light sails Lat part Calm sent down
fore topsail and repaired it
Lat 34-33 N Lon 45-57 W

Friday July th/21
Com - with Calm and pleasant weather sent
down Main topgallant sail and repaired it
Lat part squally with thunder and rain
stearing North saw grampases
Lat 35-25 N Lon 46-08 W

Saturday July th/22
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind from
E stearing N. nothing in sight Lat part light
wind from S Stearing N. saw a whaler heading
to S. E.
Lat 36-20 N Lon 46-22 W

Sunday July th/23
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from S
heading W.S.W. on the wind Lat part weather
the same wind from SS.W. saw one sail
Lat 36-28 N Lon 45-41 W

Ninth week at sea. June 26 to July 2, 1876

Monday June th/26
Begins with light wind and pleasant weather
Ship heading SE by E. saw a Brig to the north
Lat part Squalley with Strong wind and rain shower
saw a Bark stearing S.S.E. ship on diferant tacks
Lat 30-36 N Lon 60-19 W

Tuesday June th/27
Com- with more morderate weather heading SS.E
with pleasant weather and morderate wind
Lat part hazy weather with fresh wind from S.W.
ship heading W.N.W.
Lat 30-21 N

Wednesday June th/28
Com with Cloudy weather at 3 PM. commenced
to rain took in light sails at 6 shortened sail raining
very hard with strong wind. and Thunder.
Lat part rainy with strong wind towards noon Cleared
up some wind from south
Lat 30-20 N Lon 60-12 W

Thursday June th/29
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from south
ship heading E.S.E. saw nothing Lat part pleasant
weather at 6 Am kept off N.E. nothing in sight
Lat 30-40 N Lon 59-35 W

Friday June th/30
Begins with pleasant weather and fine wind from
S.S.E. Saw a schooner. picked up a bl pertrolan [petroleum?]
Lat part weather the same with light wind from SE.
saw a brig heading to south ward
Lat 31 48 N Lon 58-04 W

Saturday July th/1
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from SW. ship heading E.N.E. Lat part light
winds and Calms saw one sail to NW. ends with
fine weather
Lat 32-12 N Lon 52-19 W

Sunday July th/2
Com- with pleasand weather and light airs from
S.E. ship heading E.N.E. saw grampases.
Lat part weather the same saw three sails
Ship stearing E by S half S.
Lat 32-34 N Lon 56-10 W
[Grampus: n., orca - http://www.powermobydick.com/Moby138.html#G]