Week 16 at sea. Aug. 14th to Aug. 20, 1876. Four months out.

Monday August th/14
Begins with light airs from N. and pleasant
weather at 4 1/2 P.M. gamed the Janet Capt
Gartland with 750 bls oil Lat part light wind from
NW. ship heading N.N.E. one sail in sight
Lat 34-00 N Lon 44-47 W
[Bark Janet, Capt. Peter Gartland, left New Bedford
14 Apr 1875, returning 4 Nov 1876]

Tuesday Aug th/15
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N.W. stearing N.N.E. the Janet in
sight Lat part pleasant SHip heading N.E. wind
light from N.N.W. crew employed about the Ship
Lat 34-20 N Lon 44-19 W

Wednesday Aug th/16
Begins with fine weather and light wind from
N.N.W. Ship heading N.E. at 1 P.M. raised whales
ahead and lowared the boats at 8 and each boat
got a whale got them to the ship about 10 P.M.
Lat part Cut in our whales. saw one sail
weather fine with light wind
Lat 34-10 N Lon 48-56 W

Thursday Aug th/17
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N. spoke the Janet Lat Part Calm
and light airs employed boiling nothing
in sight
Lat 34-06 N Lon 43 42 W

Friday Aug th/18
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N.W. ship heading NN.E. employed
boiling Mid part finished boiling Lat part
Strong wind with some rain heading to north
Lat 35-10 N Lon 43-43 W

Saturday Aug th/1
Begins with Strong wind from W with squalls
of rain saw a Steamer going to Eastward
Lat part strong wind from W.S.W. engaged
stowing oil, sw Blackfish so ends this day
Lat 35-22 N Lon 44-52 W

Sunday Aug th/20
Com with strong wind and rough sea engaged
stowing oil finished at 5 PM. stowed 95 bls weather
Cloudy with a little rain Lat part strong wind and rough
sea wind from south west ship heading S.S.E. had
squally weather with rain
Lat 35-00 N Lon 45-12 W

Week 15 at sea. Aug. 7th to Aug. 13, 1876

Monday Aug th/7
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind got
the whale to the ship at 3 PM and commenced
to cut at 8 sent all hands below at 4 AM
Called all hands and started cutting worked all
day got his head off and cut part of the body
Saw two sails wind increasing
Lat 36-10 N Lon 45-41 W

Tuesday Aug th/8
Begins with strong wind and Cloudy weather at
night blowing a morderate gail at 4 1/2 AM
Commenced to cut again blowing a morderate gail
with heavy rain squalls finished the body and left
the head along side wind from W.N.W.

Wednesday Aug th/9
Begins with better weather and sea going down
at 3 PM Com to boil ship on starboard tack
Lat part took in the Junk and baled what was
left of the case most of it had run out weather
more morderate, boiling as fast as posable [possible]
Lat 35-22 Lon 44-49

Thursday Aug th/10
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind from
westward ship heading to North employed boiling
Lat part the same wind from N.N.W. and light
saw nothing
Lat 35-30 N Lon 44-42 W

Friday Aug th/11
Begins with fair weather and light wind from
N.N.W. ship heading W. employed boiling Lat part
weather the same finished boiling about 80 bls
wind from N.W. nothing in sight
Lat 35-10 N Lon 44-41 W

Saturday Aug th/12
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind from
NW nothing in sight Ship heading N.N.E.
Lat part weather fine heading to N. E. employed
stowing oil
Lat 34-59 Lon 44-24 W

Sunday Aug th/13
Com with pleasant weather and light wind from
N.N.W. finished stowing at 4 PM. 78 bls at 6 p.M.
tacked ship heading W. Lat part light wind and
fine weather saw a sail to South
Lat 34-23 N Lon 45-06 W

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

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

Seventh week at sea. June 12 to June 18, 1876

Monday June th/12
Begins with pleasant weather and Strong wind
From ESE ship heading to N.E. Lat part Ship
On diferant tacks Saw two sail Crew employed about
the ship as usual
Lat 30-21 N Lon 73-35 W

Tuesday June th/13
Begins with fine weather and wind from E at
6 P.M. gamed bark—E. B. Phillips of Boston 20 months
out 200 bls Lat part weather the same ship heading
to Eastward
Lat 30-38 N Lon 73-26 W
[Gam: n., a social meeting between the crews of two ships on the open sea. For a complete description see here.]
[Bark E. B. Phillips of Boston, p. 650, Starbucks.
also referenced on p. 654 under New Bedford, as "bought from Boston"]

Wednesday June th/14
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from SE
two sails in sight Lat part weather the same
Saw two Sail Ship heading to Westward
Lat 30-50 N Lon 73-46 W

Thursday June th/15
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from
East saw two sails gamed the Schooner Wm.
Martin of Boston 30 bls. Lat part much the
same one sail in sight
Lat 30-33 N Lon 73-50 W
[Schooner William Martin, p. 656 Starbucks]

Friday, June th/16
Com with Strong wind from E Ship heading
SS.E. saw a sail to south Lat part weather
the same made sail at sunrise as usual
Lat 30-58 N Lon 73-26 W

Saturday June th/17
Begins with pleasant weather and strong
wind from E. at two P.M. kept off W.
one sail in sight Lat part weather about the
same at half past five Am raised whales and
lowered at 8 1/2 Waste boat got one the others
made no stop but left like a streak saw them
only one riling [rising?] after got fast
Lat 30-40 N Lon 73-45

Sunday June th/18
Begins with pleasant weather Cut in our whale
and started the works wind from S.E.
Lat part pleasant weather and light wind heading
E. saw three sail. finished boiling (13 bls turned up)
Lat 31-35 N Lon 78-33 W

Sixth week at sea. June 5 to June 11, 1876

Monday June th/5
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind from
S at 6 PM got a smart breeze from a squall
with a little rain. Saw a sail to Westward.
Lat part pleasant weather at 5 AM raised whales
lowared and waste boat got one a large lot of them
Lat 32-25 N Lon 74.14 W

Tuesday June th/6
Begins with pleasant weather wind from S
Cut in our whale and started the works [try-works for boiling oil] at
sundown shortened sail as usual Lat part squaly
Saw five sail finished boiling had about 9 bls
had Strong wind from S. with heavy sea
Lat 32-25 N Lon 73.45 W

Wednesday June th/7
Begins with pleasant weather wind Came round
to N. Steared S. Lat part Strong wind Stearing
the same at noon Luffed on the wind to E.
three sail in sight
Lat 30-30 Lon 73-39 W

Thursday June th/8
Begins with Strong wind from N. at 1 P.M.
passed Schooner Mary E. Simmons with a whale
along side. at 5 tacked heading N.W.
Lat part wind Came to E. Ship on diferant
tacks
Lat 30-58 N Lon 73-36 W
[Schooner M. E. Simmons, Provincetown, MA, p.654 Starbucks]

Friday June th/9
Begins with strong wind from E. with pleasant
weather saw a schooner to N. stowed our oil 8 bls
Lat part much the same Saw two schooners
Ship on diferant tacks
Lat 30-55 N Lon 73-34 W

Saturday June th/10
Begins with pleasant weather and strong wind
from E. stearing south West Lat part Strong
wind with Cloudy weather Saw a Schooner.
employed setting up riging
Lat 30-46 N

Sunday June th/11
Begins with Strong wind fom E.S.E. heading
S. one sail in sight. Cloudy weather
Lat part Strong wind heading to eastward saw two
sails weather pleasant
Lat 30-42 N Lon 73-25 W.