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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Sep 25, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems: Thursday 25th September 1788 Observations
17"NEWSW"Fresh Gales and Cloudy Wr. In M T Mt Steerg Sail and set the Fore Topmt. Many Albatrosses Peterels & some brown Sheerwaters about.
274
372 At 3h..59′ Latd. 47°..48′ So.
Longd. T:K = 189..19 Et
Varian same time by
A Compass 14°..13′ Et
 Do. Turned 13..48
B Compass 13..16
 Do. Turned 14..22 
 Mean  13..55 Et
472"49½Caught an Albatross with Hook and line which measured 7 feet from tip to tip of the Wing.
58
674
774
874""49In lower Steering Sails and 1st. Reef Main Topsl.
974
1074
1172
1272""49¼Fair Wr.
17
27
372
4749½
572
673"""Saw Some Rock Weed.
773
87550½Served Portable Soup as usual and at 11 oClock Sweet Wort a pint pr Man. At 20h..27′ Latd. 46°..52′ So
Longd. T:K = 192°..00′48″ Et
Odot and Sun East reduced to
same time by
Ramsdens B 192..25..00
 Do. . . .  C 192..02..00
Troughton H 192..26:10  
 Mean  192..26:21 Et
T:K less than Obsd 0..16..33
976
1076Cleaned and dryed below. Aired all bedding and Bags.
1176ENE
1276NE52¾Fair Wr. with a very hazy Horizon. A Fresh Gale and a following Sea. Few Birds.
179Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
45°..38′
23573
23752
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
No61°Et17446°..39′So46°..31′So190°..46′Et192°..36′E192°..53′Et

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