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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Jul 23, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Wednesday 23d. July 1788 Observations
16 SEBE½EWBS Strong Gales and Squally and much Sea.
26""Set close Reefed Fore Topsail, saw a whale of the kind that have two blow holes at the back of the Head.
364 At 3h..22′ Latd. 38°..49′ So
Longd. T K - 62..16 Et
46450°
553
654
76
8652¾°Swayed the main yard up and set close Reefed Main Topsail.
98NWBW
108
118
128455½°Hard Squalls handed F. Topsail ship rolling very deep
18
283
38WNW
4857½°
574
674WNW
774""More Moderate. set Fore Topsail but could make no more Sail. Fair Wr.
8755¾°Gave the People a hot breakfast as yesterday & Portable Soup and Krout in their Pease. Issued clean Hammocks and got the dirty ones scrubed. The bedding that was wet all hung up to dry and such as was dirty I ordered to be washed and the owners to be supplied for the time with Slop Beds.
976
1073
117
127""56½°At Noon Strong Gales and Fair Wr. with much Sea. Got the ship well cleaned and dryed. Under Triple Reef Topsails and Reefed Fore Sail.
170Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
30°..52′
+  12
31°..04′
17370
17540
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
E74S17038°..59′So38°..57′So65°..00′Et  

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