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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Feb 6, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsRems. Wednesday 6th. February 1788 Observations
15 WSWSLight Airs & Cloudy Wr. a very Sultry & damp Air
21}NorthCalmLarge Flocks of Gull Peterels about & great quanitites of Fish.
3
416WSWS 
51
6"4NWCalmDark Cloudy Wr.
7"6WBNWBS
84
4
4
4
WNW
S
SW
NNW
Taken aback
92"SBW"Light Breezes, set the F T. Mt Steering Sail.
1014WestMuch Lightning
1114SSWSW
121SESSWIn Steering Sail. Lightning all round.
1""SECalm
21SBWNWSet F. T. Mt. Steering Sail
31""Rain Thunder & Lightning
41
5"4SWNWIn Steering Sail
6"4
7"6SEBESBW
82WBS"Light Breezes & fair Wr. Got all bedding, Chests & Cloaths up from below, Aired Cleaned & prepared for washing with Vinegar. At 20h..[?] Latd 1°..22′ N
Longd. T Keeper 20..48 W
9"4NoCalm
1024WSWS
1124
123SWBWSSELight Breeze & fair Wr. Error in Acct today is 30 miles off. The T. Keeper Longd I find it owing to a Current setting NBW dist. 51 miles the last four days.
26Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
73°3′33″
3822
3848
Difference Longd. this day by
DRTK
[?]0°..55′W
Since ye 2nd.LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDistObsdD. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.Therr in Air
So.51°W561°..20′..30″No0°..30′N23°..09′W20°..55′W22°..47′Wt80°

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