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Revised Aug 26 2021

Providence Logbook Oct 7, 1791

Remarks Friday 7th October 1791

 1 pm: Moderate & fine Weather

 4 pm: Some slight Showers of Rain

 5 pm: Many Flying Fish, Portuguese Men of War.

 8 pm: Fires all Night to Air the Ship

10 pm: Squally with Rain, shortened and made Sail Occasionally.

 2 am: Lightning to the Southward

 4 am: Very Cool Air altho the Thermometer so high

 5 am: Sea covered with luminous Spots. Marine animalcule.

 8 am: Cleaned and Employed as Yesterday

11 am: Squally, Saw a Tropic Bird.

12 pm: Ditto & Rain No Observation
  Assistant in Company

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