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Bounty Logbook Aug 9, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Saturday 9th. August 1788 Observations
14 EBNSSE The Wind began to increase with very Squally Wr. which brought us under Double Reefs.
28East
38Rain and Sleet.
474EBN"43¾°
56EBSSoIt now blew a Strong Gale with Squalls which obliged me to take in the Fore Topsail. At 6 we are under close Reefed M. Topsl Reefed Courses
65
746
846""43¼°
944
1042
1143ESESBW
1242"44¾°
154
254""Hard Gales handed Main Topsail.
33Rain
43"45°
52SEBESSW
62""Set Close Reefed Main Topsail.
73
83345¾°Strong Gale and fair Wr. Served Portable Soup Gruel as usual and served a Pint of Sweet wort to each Man. Sailmakers Employed putting a 2nd. Reef to the second Foresail. Aired and cleaned below. Made two Fires between Decks. Out Reef of the Mainsail.
933 At 21h:53′ Latd. 42°..04′ So
Longd. T. K = 109..06 Et
Varian same time
A Compass 11°..53′
 Do. Turned 11..47 
 Mean  11..50 W.
1034SE½ESWBS
113
1234SE"46°At Noon Fair Wr. and modt. Gale. Light Squalls of Rain at Times. Many Blue Peterels, Pintadas Sheerwaters & small Albatrosses. Much head Sea. Under Dble Reefed Topsls. and Reefed Foresail.
106Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
32°..16′
19631
19737
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No77°.E10342°..02′So41°..59′So110°..38′Et.109°..13′Et 

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